as in permitted
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as in had
formal + old-fashioned
to give (something) to someone as a promise or a privilege
He vouchsafed the secret to only a few chosen disciples.
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Smart had 10 points, four steals and three blocks.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026 -
Advertisement But Democrats haven’t had a candidate with crossover appeal like Talarico in a while.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
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That case ended in December 2023 when President Joe Biden granted Saab a pardon as part of a prisoner exchange agreement with the Maduro regime.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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Her mental health began to suffer, and following two involuntary psychiatric holds and losing custody of her sons in 2008, Jamie Spears was granted a temporary conservatorship over his daughter.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The military will not allow a vendor to insert itself into the chain of command by restricting the lawful use of a critical capability and put our warfighters at risk.—
Matt O'Brien,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Brian Finucane, who was attorney-adviser at the State Department from 2011 to 2021, also said the submarine attack would have been lawful if the conflict was authorized.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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And Payton conceded that Denver can’t count on duplicating the 12-2 record in one-score games the Broncos achieved last season.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Penguins have a +32 scoring differential, with 204 total goals scored and 172 conceded.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Under California law, police agencies are required to adopt detailed usage and privacy policies governing license plate data, restrict access to authorized purposes, and regularly audit searches to prevent misuse.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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In such arrangements, the parties typically split the payments, with the authorized entity completing the reimbursement paperwork and the ineligible provider ostensibly performing the services billed.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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The first game with lights drew far more attention than normally accorded a Monday matchup between fourth- and fifth-place teams.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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The Struggle for Mother Water is one of only three nonfiction series accorded that honor, joining The American Revolution, the series by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt, and Gerçek Şamanın İzinde (In Pursuit of the True Shaman), directed by Talha Berkay Baş.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The land was originally opened up to people experiencing homelessness in 2019 as a sanctioned campsite with little else beyond storage garages that provided shelter.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
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In 2009, the IPC voted to readmit athletes with intellectual disabilities into sanctioned competitions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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But New York’s Court of Appeals tossed the guilty verdicts in April 2024, finding that the trial court judge, James Burke, shouldn’t have permitted three women to testify about rape and abuse allegations that weren’t tied to the charges.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, the number of people living in RVs dropped nearly 20% from the previous quarter, from 529 to 435, 259 of which were permitted.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Vouchsafed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vouchsafed. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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