international travel without a passport isn't allowable
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Ensuring that each relationship adheres to state-specific regulations—on everything from the number of allowable supervisees to the meeting and chart review requirements—can be a full-time operational challenge.—Jesse Corn, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025 The Senate, unfortunately, included a provision in their version of the legislation that reduced the allowable deduction to 90%, creating an overly punitive tax on gambling.—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025 And the shifts required under Prop. 1 require cutting or reconfiguring some $120 million in active programming to comply with the new funding categories and allowable uses (more details on that in a minute).—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 11 June 2025 The list of allowable activities was more extensive prior to the pause.—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for allowable
Word History
Etymology
Middle English alowable, allowable "proper, admissible," borrowed from Anglo-French alouable, from aluer, aloer "to accept as legally valid, permit" + -able-able — more at allow
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