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as in independencies
the state of being free from the control or power of another
we owe our freedom to the untold numbers of soldiers who have fought in our nation's wars since its founding
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as in latitudes
the right to act or move freely
as special guests of the owners, the youngsters had full freedom of the resort and its private beach
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Recent Examples of freedoms
Second, Landor’s case gained support from many groups typically at odds over how to protect religious freedoms – groups disappointed with this week’s decision.
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Charles J. Russo,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
Several independent Turkish media outlets were denied accreditation to cover an upcoming NATO summit in Ankara, journalism groups said Thursday, calling the decision an affront to media freedoms.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
Devaluing democracy in the name of security and compromising rights or freedoms to ensure order and control are bad options.
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Wendell Wallach,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2026
The ruling dealt with legal technicalities but is a departure from a series of decisions by the justices expanding religious freedoms in recent terms.
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Justin Jouvenal,
Washington Post,
23 June 2026
Organizers said the event also served as a chance to honor the ancestors and generations whose sacrifices made today's freedoms possible.
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Kennedy Cook,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
The question is whether our understanding of equality has kept pace with our expanding freedoms.
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Sophia A. Nelson,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
While 68% of respondents agreed the nation risks losing important democratic rights and freedoms, the portion was highest among Democrats (86%) and independents (70%) and mixed among Republicans (51%).
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Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
This month, let’s renew our efforts to identify the root causes of gun violence, share what is working and work to build a society where gun deaths are not an everyday occurrence that threaten our families, communities and basic freedoms.
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Catherine Blakespear,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
Charles J. Russo,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
Several independent Turkish media outlets were denied accreditation to cover an upcoming NATO summit in Ankara, journalism groups said Thursday, calling the decision an affront to media freedoms.
—
ABC News,
25 June 2026
Devaluing democracy in the name of security and compromising rights or freedoms to ensure order and control are bad options.
—
Wendell Wallach,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2026
The ruling dealt with legal technicalities but is a departure from a series of decisions by the justices expanding religious freedoms in recent terms.
—
Justin Jouvenal,
Washington Post,
23 June 2026
Organizers said the event also served as a chance to honor the ancestors and generations whose sacrifices made today's freedoms possible.
—
Kennedy Cook,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
The question is whether our understanding of equality has kept pace with our expanding freedoms.
—
Sophia A. Nelson,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
While 68% of respondents agreed the nation risks losing important democratic rights and freedoms, the portion was highest among Democrats (86%) and independents (70%) and mixed among Republicans (51%).
—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
This month, let’s renew our efforts to identify the root causes of gun violence, share what is working and work to build a society where gun deaths are not an everyday occurrence that threaten our families, communities and basic freedoms.
—
Catherine Blakespear,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freedoms
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Kings were killed, rights proclaimed, independences declared.
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Fin whales are typically found in deep, offshore waters in open seas, away from the coast, primarily in temperate to polar latitudes.
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Cesare Attolini was in an escapist mood for spring, taking cues from safari explorations and the European chic riviera destinations to provide the globe-trotting wealthy pack a wardrobe befitting different latitudes.
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That doesn’t mean, however, that historical analogy is a good way to decide hard questions of constitutional liberties.
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Every industry takes liberties when certain situations arise.
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But beyond public perception, USCIS, the agency that processes petitions for employment authorizations, green card and citizenship applications, has been impacted by the early 2025 workforce cuts.
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Local doctors, lawmakers, patients and the American Medical Association, say that the number of prior authorizations and claim denials that insurance companies issue is worsening.
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The Black Sea region stands out as a canvas of chokepoints and competing sovereignties, of energy routes and grain corridors, of overlapping jurisdictions and unresolved conflicts.
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The spots urging public action more closely resemble a cable TV carriage fight, but the stakes in this case are much higher, given the FCC’s threat to revoke ABC’s broadcast licenses.
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The designer said plans are in the works for new categories and licenses for sunglasses, bags, knitwear, and beachwear.
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Export controls have blocked Huawei and China’s leading chipmakers from access to extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography tools and leading-edge foundry capacity around which the frontier semiconductor roadmap is organized.
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Anthropic had objected to the government’s decision to impose export controls in a blog post announcing that the two systems had been disabled.
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Toph escapes the clutches of her mother — who poisoned and kidnapped her — by revealing her earthbending powers, breaking out of the metal cage to rejoin Team Avatar.
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That may have been acceptable in the decades following the Cold War, but today's geopolitical environment is pushing both major and mid-sized military powers to prioritize advanced weapon systems that can be manufactured quickly, in large numbers, and at lower cost.
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“Freedoms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freedoms. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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