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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 in latitudes like Northern Europe, there are times of the year when there is little or even no sunlight for long periods of time.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026
The time points to the moment when the Earth tilts equally toward and away from the Sun and brings nearly equal amounts of daylight to all latitudes.

— Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of latitudes

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In between are electronic travel authorizations and simplified visa procedures, many of which can be completed relatively quickly.

— Jean Francois Harvey, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Many handled important logistical tasks, Forest Service staffers said, like securing authorizations for equipment, land use and water supplies during wildfires.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of authorizations

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Serbia is formally seeking membership in the European Union, but the effort has stalled under Vucic, who has faced accusations of clamping down on democratic freedoms, including the media.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
Serbia is formally seeking membership in the European Union but the effort has stalled under Vucic, who has faced accusations of clamping down on democratic freedoms, including the media.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of freedoms

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For operators, the goal is to expand autonomous inspection coverage while maintaining the same access controls and audit procedures used for human workers.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
This not only improves energy efficiency but also creates additional work to build smart controls, battery systems, microgrids, and distributed energy infrastructure.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

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