allowed
Americanadjective
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permitted or authorized.
In chess, there are only 64 squares with 16 pieces and very specific allowed moves.
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Physics. involving a change in quantum numbers, permitted by the selection rules.
allowed transition.
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"I don't think you should be allowed on with any previous offence. I think it's unsafe."
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
Indeed, the company's development of a partially reusable rocket -- which has allowed it to conduct more launches than all other providers combined -- was once thought unattainable.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
“It was me just getting caught up in this vortex,” said Po, 29, whose flexible schedule as a writer allowed him to devote a weekday afternoon to the quest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Spectators are now allowed to enter stadiums with one soft, plastic 20-ounce water bottle.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
The séance format that they developed allowed three working-class, barely educated women to advise higher-class, well-educated men, who never would have listened otherwise.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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