latitudes

plural of latitude
as in authorizations
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 latitudes From mid-northern latitudes, Cassiopeia is high and prominent during autumn, on the opposite side of Polaris from the Big Dipper. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The weather determines everything in these southerly latitudes of Patagonia. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 At other times of the year low-orbit satellites are visible only after sunset or before sunrise, especially from lower latitudes. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 The storm produced strong changes in Earth’s magnetic environment and pushed auroras to unusually low latitudes. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026 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, 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 It was created in Europe as a navigational tool, with the longitudes and latitudes structured in such a way that ships could get from one place to another. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026 In one species, the flips seemed almost instantaneous in the tropics as well as in higher latitudes. — Quanta Magazine, 11 Sep. 2026
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Noun
  • Prior to the first Certificate of Occupancy, the applicant will be required to obtain all required permits, approvals, and authorizations from the Florida Department of Transportation for improvements impacting Sunrise Boulevard.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • General guidance from the federal government states that HIPAA authorizations do not need to be notarized.
    — Alex Rosenblat — CalMatters, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Uthmeier and the Catholic Church At times, Uthmeier’s writings have delved into his own personal views on God and constitutional freedoms.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Press freedoms in Turkey have steadily eroded during the more than two decades that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been in power and a majority of media outlets are either under government control or aligned with it.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • DeepSeek's products for federal civilian agencies, highlighting friction in the two AI powers’ heated technology race.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Solving the problem on the international level would be difficult, as international bodies have no powers to enforce compliance.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Nguyen responded by starting POPS Worldwide, an entertainment company which produces, licenses, distributes, and monetizes digital content across platforms like YouTube and Facebook.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Generally, participating law enforcement agencies train officers to communicate with neurodivergent people who keep their licenses and vehicle registrations in blue envelopes.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

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“Latitudes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latitudes. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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