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Recent Examples of leeway
The judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island gave the administration leeway on whether to fund the program partially or in full for November.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
Amid all of the college football programs making these moves, Kiffin was asked about how job security and leeway have changed.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Six months after a high-profile arrest and indictment of a judge at the Milwaukee County Courthouse complex, the county's chief judge has yet to issue a formal policy about what leeway federal immigration agents have to operate in the county's halls of justice.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The previous regime was known for giving Sheridan a lot of leeway with budgets and control over production, with costs running high and shows often filmed at Sheridan’s ranches.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2025
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
Amid all of the college football programs making these moves, Kiffin was asked about how job security and leeway have changed.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Six months after a high-profile arrest and indictment of a judge at the Milwaukee County Courthouse complex, the county's chief judge has yet to issue a formal policy about what leeway federal immigration agents have to operate in the county's halls of justice.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The previous regime was known for giving Sheridan a lot of leeway with budgets and control over production, with costs running high and shows often filmed at Sheridan’s ranches.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leeway
Noun
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If Portland Thorns owner Alex Bhathal isn’t spotted on game day striding around Providence Park in his signature red Moncler polo, black slacks, and custom black-and-red Jordans, start worrying.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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Domestic overnight parcels and letters are also carried by air cargo, but trucks can pick of some of the slack if needed so delays on those are less likely, said Ed Anderson, a professor of supply chain and operations management for the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Strong geomagnetic storms can also spark bright, dynamic auroras, sometimes much farther into mid-latitudes than normal.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Google’s plan is to launch the satellites into an orbit that would keep them in nearly continuous sunshine and receive up to eight times more solar power per year than a panel located on earth at mid-latitude.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Leeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leeway. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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