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the right to act or move freely
the new laws gave the police more latitude in dealing with suspected criminals
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Recent Examples of latitude
Forecasters are placing some of the blame on the Arctic Oscillation, a broad upper-level pattern that shows up in pressure differences between the Arctic and the mid-latitudes.
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Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
And Washington Commanders coach Dan Quinn will be feeling the pressure after receiving the latitude to basically fire his entire staff and still stick around.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Auroras are typically confined to high latitudes near Earth's north and south magnetic poles, making sightings in the Southern Hemisphere this far north of Antarctica very rare.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Either way, the result is a higher chance for Arctic air to reach mid-latitudes, though a split usually signals a more persistent winter pattern.
—Brandi D. Addison, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Feb. 2026
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Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
And Washington Commanders coach Dan Quinn will be feeling the pressure after receiving the latitude to basically fire his entire staff and still stick around.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Auroras are typically confined to high latitudes near Earth's north and south magnetic poles, making sightings in the Southern Hemisphere this far north of Antarctica very rare.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Either way, the result is a higher chance for Arctic air to reach mid-latitudes, though a split usually signals a more persistent winter pattern.
—Brandi D. Addison, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for latitude
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Then again, maybe that’s its own kind of realism; tall and handsome has a way of making everyone else pick up the slack.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2026
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Over 130 men and women, clad in black athletic jackets and gray slacks, learn how and when to throw someone out of the ballgame.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Çatak’s anti-state message acquires an ambiguous power as the movie wends onward, with an enigmatic final shot that finds Aziz tasting clear-skies freedom but still from behind confines of a sort.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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But, after serving more than 30 years of a natural life sentence, Modrowski won back his freedom in summer 2024 when a judge ruled he had been too harshly punished and resentenced him to a 60-year term.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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This gives him greater balance when shooting, and also gives him greater leeway in the placement of his supporting leg.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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The stock reflects a flawless execution scenario, with limited leeway for mistakes in light of challenges from China and modest short-term growth.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The union already has strike authorization from 98% of the refinery’s 840 union workers; Local 7-1’s bargaining unit will take it to USW international for final approval.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Matt Faustman is the co-founder and CEO of Honey Health, a company that develops AI tools designed to automate tasks for providers — including managing fax inboxes, processing prior authorizations and retrieving patient records.—
Windsor Johnston,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2026
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Food and drink Onsite restaurant L’Escale is just as much a Greenwich institution as the hotel itself—a proper entity conveniently attached at the hip to your lodging for power lunchers in daylight, special-occasion diners in the evening, and a rotating cast of Hopper subjects always at the bar.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 2026
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Republicans often couched their fury at speech restrictions — around right-wing cultural politics and COVID-19, in particular — as part of a broader critique of corporate power.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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The deadly mass shooting at a school in British Columbia came as Canadian authorities face significant obstacles in rolling out a nationwide firearms buyback that is mired in practical and logistical complications.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Thompson's father pleaded guilty in 2024 to improperly storing his handgun that authorities said was found when his son was arrested.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Latitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latitude. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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