permission
noun
per·mis·sion
pər-ˈmi-shən 
1
: the act of permitting
2
: formal consent : authorization
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Examples of permission in a Sentence
They got permission from the city to build an apartment complex.
The teacher gave me her permission to go home early.
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Leo Schwartz, Fortune Well, 9 June 2024
Those without legal permission to remain in Mexico were then transported, some by bus and others by plane, to a migrant station in Tabasco in southern Mexico, Mexican officials said.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2024
Upon her return to London, Gellhorn was arrested by military police for traveling to Normandy without permission.
—David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2024
And its recent unveiling of a hyper-realistic voice assistant was marred by a public spat with the Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson, who claimed that OpenAI had imitated her voice without permission.
—Kevin Roose, New York Times, 4 June 2024
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Leo Schwartz, Fortune Well, 9 June 2024
Those without legal permission to remain in Mexico were then transported, some by bus and others by plane, to a migrant station in Tabasco in southern Mexico, Mexican officials said.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2024
Upon her return to London, Gellhorn was arrested by military police for traveling to Normandy without permission.
—David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2024
And its recent unveiling of a hyper-realistic voice assistant was marred by a public spat with the Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson, who claimed that OpenAI had imitated her voice without permission.
—Kevin Roose, New York Times, 4 June 2024
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permission
noun
per·mis·sion
pər-ˈmish-ən
1
: the act of permitting
2
: the consent of a person in authority
has permission to leave
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