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Definitions for allowing
al·low·ing
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Allowing
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Allowingverb
Verb form of the word allow.
The couple were allowing each of their nieces and nephews to bring a friend to the wedding to celebrate their marriage.
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Rank popularity for the word 'allowing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2359
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Rank popularity for the word 'allowing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4410
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of allowing in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of allowing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of allowing in a Sentence
Most Indian reservations in Brazil are in very valuable areas for agriculture and this is really what this bill is about: allowing a small group of people with agriculture and exploration interests to lay their hands on Indian land.
Allowing call blocking by default could be a big benefit for consumers who are sick and tired of robocalls, by making it clear that such call blocking is allowed, the FCC will give voice service providers the legal certainty they need to block unwanted calls from the outset so that consumers never have to get them.
I would expect if you were right a provision in the statute that addresses this very situation, when the incumbent president says, 'Executive privilege is waived, I'm allowing these documents to go out,' and the former president says, 'No, no, I have executive privilege and I'm asserting it,' then the former president gets to come to court and… the court will decide – and here are the standards.
Warmer oceans are allowing eastern Pacific storms to reach higher latitudes.
Incarcerating thousands of immigrants in a private prison before deporting them is unjust and allowing a corporation to profit from it is a travesty.
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