How to pronounce permissive
Listen to permissive in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
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“permissive” in real sentences
296 clips in the index · 88 American · 96 British · 4 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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permissive security environment.
State Department · hear it here
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or a, whatever, permissive, or whatever language we're currently using for "permissive?"
CDC · hear it here
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some very permissive legislation in Scotland.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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That permissive had not been met yet.
NTSB · hear it here
Why real speech
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