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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 latitudes
The Apollo missions collectively brought back nearly 400 kilograms of material scooped up from mid- to low latitudes on the lunar near side, while China’s Chang’e 5 and Chang’e 6 robotic missions have returned smaller samples from the moon’s near and far sides, respectively.
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Lee Billings, Scientific American, 10 Mar. 2026
Geologists know this because ancient rocks found at low latitudes carry unmistakable traces of glaciers—evidence that ice once existed in regions that are warm today.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Mar. 2026
Because of a bright waning gibbous moon on that night, many fainter meteors will be washed out, particularly in the northern latitudes.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 3 Mar. 2026
On a five-level scale that tops out at G5 (severe), G1 is the weaker of the geomagnetic storms but can still produce vivid auroras at high latitudes if the conditions are right.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 23 Feb. 2026
The jet stream, a band of winds that circle the globe, is created by temperature differences between the higher latitudes and the Arctic.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
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.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 6 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
The times and dates given apply to mid-northern latitudes.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Lee Billings, Scientific American, 10 Mar. 2026
Geologists know this because ancient rocks found at low latitudes carry unmistakable traces of glaciers—evidence that ice once existed in regions that are warm today.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Mar. 2026
Because of a bright waning gibbous moon on that night, many fainter meteors will be washed out, particularly in the northern latitudes.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 3 Mar. 2026
On a five-level scale that tops out at G5 (severe), G1 is the weaker of the geomagnetic storms but can still produce vivid auroras at high latitudes if the conditions are right.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 23 Feb. 2026
The jet stream, a band of winds that circle the globe, is created by temperature differences between the higher latitudes and the Arctic.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
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.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 6 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
The times and dates given apply to mid-northern latitudes.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for latitudes
Noun
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Foreign authorizations are often used as test transactions.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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Policymakers should build on this progress by strengthening transparency and accountability, increasing oversight of step therapy and prior authorizations, and ensuring clinical decisions remain in the exam room.—
Alex Mejia Garcia,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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An additional 11,000 Venezuelans have been subject to arbitrary restrictions of their freedoms, the group says.—
Andres Oppenheimer
March 12,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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The report added that attacks during coverage of procedures undertaken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents had raised concerns about journalistic freedoms.—
Astrid Suárez,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Anthropic was happy to permit a role for Claude to surveil individuals under the jurisdiction of a FISA court, a secretive tribunal that oversees requests for surveillance warrants involving foreign powers or their agents on domestic soil.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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The Moon activates your 3rd House of Conversation, sharpening everyone’s listening powers — yours most of all.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Adam Terr, director of public policy at The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, a free-speech nonprofit, said taking away licenses over war coverage equated to government censorship and infringed on the First Amendment.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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For the carriers, the Treasury department already updated general licenses to allow airlines to purchase aviation fuel in Venezuela or pay the airport for other services.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Latitudes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latitudes. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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