as in permissions
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
was pointedly reminded that he was at the private beach on sufferance and could be kicked out at any time
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The visible part of commerce would shrink, but the trust layer including tokens, credentials and permissions would grow.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025 -
In tandem with this, the brand has recently obtained rare FAA permissions to fly over people and vehicles in dense urban areas, such as Boston, which indicates its regulatory leadership.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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In 34 states, CVS will continue to offer COVID vaccines for those who fall under the new FDA authorizations.—
Will McDuffie,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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On April 27 Kennedy announced that emergency-use authorizations for COVID-19 vaccines had been terminated.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Before allowing the use of advertising pixels, cookies or other tracking tools, businesses should investigate what those technologies collect, how that data will be used and what disclosures or consents are required.—
Jodi Daniels,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Despite several Western nations recently ramping up pressure on Israel, the US has remained steadfast in its support of the country, with Washington yesterday unveiling sanctions on Palestinian rights groups that called for war crimes investigations against Israel.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Trump on Sunday signaled that his administration is ready to move to the second phase of sanctions against Russia.—
Svitlana Vlasova,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Sufferances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sufferances. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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