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
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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for free hands
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Such satellites sit in highly elliptical Molniya orbits extending far above the high latitudes of the Earth that provide long-duration coverage of the northern hemisphere.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
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As such, Noctilucent displays are most commonly seen at latitudes ranging from 45 to 80 degrees north of the equator, based on data from the UK Met Office.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
5 June 2026
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That matters because insurer AI systems reviewing prior authorizations or determining medical necessity depend entirely on the quality of those inputs.—
Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
14 June 2026
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Pushback against 'private authorizations' More than half of requests for either long-term care or rehabilitation were rejected by major private insurance companies that offer Medicare Advantage plans, according to the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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One of the most remarkable paradoxes of the American system is that the law protects the right to criticize the nation's most cherished symbol in order to preserve the freedoms that symbol represents.—
Joseph Andrew,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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If there have been peaks and valleys in terms of social freedoms since 1979 (President Mohammad Khatami’s tenure being a higher point), Iranians are currently in an abyss.—
Joobin Bekhrad,
Time,
10 June 2026
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With these export controls, it has now also been deemed too dangerous for foreign use.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
13 June 2026
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The move comes after Anthropic’s receipt of a US Commerce Department directive Friday evening, subjecting the new models to export controls restricting their use anywhere outside the United States.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 June 2026
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