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free hands

noun

plural of free hand

as in latitudes

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

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Recent Examples of free hands The free hands-on workshop is designed to show small business owners how artificial intelligence can help with marketing. — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 19 July 2026 This art and literacy program at the library’s City Heights branch provides weekly, free hands-on art-making activities based on the museum’s collection. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026 For a few seconds, the phones are overwhelmed by the free hands of fans who simply want to wave at Myers and maybe catch a smile or a wink in return. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025

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The Southern Delta Aquariids can produce up to 25 meteors per hour under ideal dark skies, particularly from southern latitudes.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
What to read next Inside the Summer Triangle itself lies the Cygnus Star Cloud, one of the richest naked-eye sections of the Milky Way visible from northern latitudes.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of latitudes

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Prior authorizations tell you which treatment you’re allowed to provide, regardless of what your clinical knowledge and the standard of care dictate.

— Frances Mei Hardin, STAT, 7 Aug. 2026
Shotwell didn’t reveal cost of building network Starlink deployed about 650 Direct to Cell (D2C) satellites under existing authorizations and is seeking FCC approval to launch up to 15,000 next-generation mobile satellites.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026

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The European Court of Human Rights ruled in 2014 that Hungary had sacked Baka for criticism of the ⁠government and that his removal did damage to democratic freedoms in Hungary.

— Reuters, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026
Restricting backyard freedoms under the guise of public safety is government overreach, Ambler said.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

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