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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 top five gifts will be toys, followed by clothing and footwear; screen-free hands-on activities; gift cards, and food, snacks and other consumables. — David Moin, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 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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But the steep angle of the ecliptic at dawn in late autumn helps Venus vault noticeably higher with each passing day for observers at mid-northern latitudes.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Eventually, 2,000 years ago, temperatures dropped far enough due to lower sunlight in the high latitudes, and the effects of carbon dioxide weren’t high enough, so ice sheets started to re-expand.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of latitudes

Noun

Americans who are planning trips to Europe are being warned about scam websites charging travelers for ETIAS travel authorizations that are not yet available.

— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Furthermore, suspending withdrawals and shutting down hot wallet services did not automatically invalidate existing on-chain authorizations.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of authorizations

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Students and faculty shouldn’t have to finance years of litigation to enjoy the expressive freedoms their universities promise.

— Ilya Shapiro, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Smith says that his campaign focuses on protecting constitutional freedoms, supporting working families, securing borders and restoring accountability in Washington.

— Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of freedoms

Noun

The president previously greenlit the sale of Nvidia chips to Chinese firms despite a bipartisan push for stricter export controls.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
But their preferred answers — price controls, public ownership, more spending and more regulations — would worsen those problems.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026

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