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deployment overseas would be regarded as a permissible reason for late filing by members of the military
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The decision overruled the Supreme Court’s 1984 ruling in Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, which held that courts were obligated to defer to agency interpretation when a statute was ambiguous and when the accompanying agency interpretation was reasonable or permissible.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 July 2025
At Roselle’s Independence Day celebration, the police department set up a booth to help explain permissible e-bike pathways and speed limits.
—Paulina Czupryna, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
My job is to present all of the imperfect but ethically permissible options, and their implications for the fetus, to the person in front of me.
—Christine Henneberg, The Atlantic, 24 June 2025
Over time, these codes have shaped the visual language of Iranian films, determining to a significant extent what is permissible on screen, and what must be erased, hidden, or replaced.
—Ali Farahmand, IndieWire, 8 July 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 July 2025
At Roselle’s Independence Day celebration, the police department set up a booth to help explain permissible e-bike pathways and speed limits.
—Paulina Czupryna, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
My job is to present all of the imperfect but ethically permissible options, and their implications for the fetus, to the person in front of me.
—Christine Henneberg, The Atlantic, 24 June 2025
Over time, these codes have shaped the visual language of Iranian films, determining to a significant extent what is permissible on screen, and what must be erased, hidden, or replaced.
—Ali Farahmand, IndieWire, 8 July 2025
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“Permissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/permissible. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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permissible
adjective
per·mis·si·ble
pər-ˈmis-ə-bəl 
: that may be permitted : allowable
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