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To allow someone to enter a place

let in

to allow someone to enter a house, room etc

let into

to allow someone to enter a house, room etc

readmit

verb

to allow someone to enter a place again

admit

verb

to allow someone to enter a place, especially a public place such as a theatre or museum

open its/the doors

if a building, organization, or country opens its doors, it allows people to enter, especially for the first time

readmission

noun

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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neutron

the part of the nucleus of an atom that has no electrical charge

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an event that should never occur in a healthcare setting …

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