at liberty

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Definition of at libertynext
as in free
not bound, confined, or detained by force Doctors aren't at liberty to discuss patient information with anyone but the patient.

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at large
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  • These are producing smoke that’s creating abysmal air quality in the Pacific Northwest at large.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Three of its 17 investments are now valued above $1 billion, with nearly one in five of his bets becoming unicorns, versus roughly one in seventy for the industry at large.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
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“At liberty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/at%20liberty. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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