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The phrase "allowed to decay" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where something is permitted to deteriorate or break down over time, often in scientific or metaphorical discussions.
Example: "The old building was left abandoned, allowed to decay over the years without any maintenance."
Alternatives: "permitted to deteriorate" or "authorized to break down".
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Many campuses were allowed to decay, becoming overgrown with weeds.
For many years, the London Underground was neglected and allowed to decay.
Select committee experts though said that the powers to enforce attendance have been allowed to decay.
Some heritage sites cannot be preserved and should be allowed to decay, according to an academic.
But they are well worth celebrating, and the work must not be allowed to decay.
Centuries old in places, it has been allowed to decay in a way that suggests old-fashioned good taste.
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All these samples were placed in OCT media, allowed to radioactively decay at −80 °C for 10 half-lives (5 days) and then cryosectioned (six sequential 10 μm sections).
They financed their plunder and allowed America to decay from within.
Its roof was removed, and the body of the church allowed to fall into decay - a Portland stone container for willowherb, beer cans and worse.
The Moorish threat receded following the completion of the Reconquista and the fortifications were allowed to fall into decay, with very few cannon mounted on the batteries.
But the city has repeatedly welshed on the deal, allowing buildings to decay and curtailing hours when times get tough.
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