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free hand

noun

ˈfrē-ˈhand

Definition of free hand

as in authorization

the right to act or move freely gave him free hand in managing the club

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Recent Examples of free hand The 5-foot-7 junior showed slick moves to the basket and a nice shooting touch, aided by the referees’ unwillingness to whistle her for using her free hand to ward off defenders. — Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2026 In the footage, Wang is moving slowly and supporting the child’s head and neck with his free hand. — Owen Clarke, Outside, 20 Jan. 2026 As the pair held hands, Nicov chatted with Penn, who was smoking with his free hand. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026 Slide sharp edge to right, across the stone, applying pressure with help from your free hand. — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for free hand

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Her husband was arrested, charged with abuse of a corpse without authorization and taken to Plano City Jail.

— S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
The program began in 2024 with an administrative action by President Joe Biden, with no authorization from Congress.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of authorization

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The trend is worst in the tropics, even though overall warming is stronger at higher latitudes.

— Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026
The Copernicus report also said that average sea surface temperatures reached their highest levels for July across extrapolar oceans — the bodies of water between latitudes 60 degrees south and 60 degrees north that are free of seasonal sea ice.

— Denise Chow, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026

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But the Cochin Jewish community's complex history includes both religious freedom and internal divisions over class and colorism.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Even veterans given considerable resources and artistic freedom for a live-action feature may find their specific sensibilities are just better suited to animation.

— Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of freedom

Noun

Not necessarily having control of it, but understanding what Kanan did and how this was going to come back to him.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
On June 12, Anthropic suspended access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models to comply with Commerce Department export controls.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

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