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I will add; it took the bright sparks here a while before they finally had the idea to allow sheep to graze in solar farms. Worked a treat. 🐏 www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2...
Why is a 72 year old woman still working? I see a lot of elderly Americans working well past retirement age and I assume its due to not having free heralth care, decent retirement benefits, low wage jobs that dont all…
I do worry elements within Labour would rather force an early election and cede power to Reform than allow policy to tack slightly left
Thank you!! Although I do blame the ultra liberals who allow way too much “freedom” the freaks around here say they aren’t getting. They have actually called CA “commie” on X!!!
If they introduced legislation next week, there would be time for a four-month SC process, which would allow passage before the election. But I expect they haven't even started policy development. Best option is like…
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To not bar or obstruct.
Although I don't consent to their holding such meetings, I will allow them for the time being.
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(transitive, catenative) To permit, to give permission to.
I will allow my son to be absent.
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(ditransitive) To let one have as a suitable share of something.
he needed a great deal of money, but his uncle only allowed him two thousand roubles a year, which was not enough, and for days together he would run about Moscow with his tongue out, as the saying is.
Allow means: To let one have as a suitable share of something.. It has drug-related associations; worth a calm conversation about which side of the topic your teen is on. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
allow means: To let one have as a suitable share of something.. Register: very informal, often derogatory or vulgar. Avoid in formal, business, academic, or polite writing. Even in casual speech the word can offend and is best left out of a learner's active vocabulary. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
“I will add; it took the bright sparks here a while before they finally had the idea to allow sheep to graze in solar farms. Worked a treat. 🐏 www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Why is a 72 year old woman still working? I see a lot of elderly Americans working well past retirement age and I assume its due to not having free heralth care, decent retirement benefits, low wage jobs that dont allow any saving for old age”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I do worry elements within Labour would rather force an early election and cede power to Reform than allow policy to tack slightly left”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Thank you!! Although I do blame the ultra liberals who allow way too much “freedom” the freaks around here say they aren’t getting. They have actually called CA “commie” on X!!!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“If they introduced legislation next week, there would be time for a four-month SC process, which would allow passage before the election. But I expect they haven't even started policy development. Best option is likely a member's bill with widespread support.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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