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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
This is great news for aurora chasers, as during G3 geomagnetic storm conditions auroras can become visible in mid-latitudes as far south as Illinois and Oregon, according to NOAA.
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 4 June 2026
Fires are migrating to higher latitudes as climate change prolongs heatwaves and drought conditions in more parts of the world.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 1 June 2026
The times and dates given apply to mid-northern latitudes.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
While forecasters say the impact is expected to be minor, even a glancing blow from a coronal mass ejection (also known as a CME) can supercharge geomagnetic conditions and brighten aurora displays across higher latitudes, even temporarily.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
On this day, the Earth's axis is not tilted toward or away from the sun, causing roughly an equal amount of sunlight and dark hours at all latitudes, the National Weather Service explains.
—Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2025
The yacht is named after Robert Were Fox the Younger, a 19th-century scientist who invented a compass that measured magnetic dip at sea in high latitudes, leading to the discovery of the South Pole.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2025
Right Now The possibility of displays of the aurora borealis at more southerly latitudes than is typical comes a spike in solar activity, which is currently at a 23-year high.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
All in all, over 70 percent of hourly extreme temperature anomalies in mid-latitudes occur during ARs.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 4 June 2026
Fires are migrating to higher latitudes as climate change prolongs heatwaves and drought conditions in more parts of the world.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 1 June 2026
The times and dates given apply to mid-northern latitudes.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
While forecasters say the impact is expected to be minor, even a glancing blow from a coronal mass ejection (also known as a CME) can supercharge geomagnetic conditions and brighten aurora displays across higher latitudes, even temporarily.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
On this day, the Earth's axis is not tilted toward or away from the sun, causing roughly an equal amount of sunlight and dark hours at all latitudes, the National Weather Service explains.
—Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2025
The yacht is named after Robert Were Fox the Younger, a 19th-century scientist who invented a compass that measured magnetic dip at sea in high latitudes, leading to the discovery of the South Pole.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2025
Right Now The possibility of displays of the aurora borealis at more southerly latitudes than is typical comes a spike in solar activity, which is currently at a 23-year high.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
All in all, over 70 percent of hourly extreme temperature anomalies in mid-latitudes occur during ARs.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for latitudes
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Historically, the back office of healthcare has been a complex choreography of coverage rules, eligibility checks, prior authorizations, discounts and payments, as well as a maze of manual processes, proprietary systems and fragmented stakeholders.—
Bill Oldham,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Large insurers such as UnitedHealthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Kaiser Permanente and Humana have vowed to reduce the use of prior authorizations.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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These freedoms protect all of us.—
Isaac Butler,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
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The estate preserves many of the same freedoms, privacy, water access, diving, fishing, craft at hand, movement on one’s own terms, while giving the owner a more stable, more customisable, more defensible world.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Invading during inopportune weather would spell certain doom for Allied troops and a potentially fatal blow to their efforts against the Axis powers.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
29 May 2026
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Flanagan has targeted Craig for her support in 2025 of the Laken Riley Act, which expanded federal immigration enforcement powers.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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The 529 account can also be used for withdrawals to earn licenses issued or recognized by a state or federal agency.—
Sharon Epperson,Stephanie Dhue,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
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State regulators have suspended hundreds of hospice licenses amid allegations of fraudulent billing and phantom patient schemes.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Latitudes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latitudes. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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