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Ferrell, too, had his own anxieties about the intimately personal movie: Steele gives him free rein to ask her anything about life as a trans woman, her decades spent in the closet, and her struggles with self-hatred and insecurity.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
For the most part, the structure is generally open, giving players free rein to venture through Hyrule.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024
Allen and Unger have worked with a few organizations that had no ERG policies or executive sponsors and gave ERGs free rein.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
That move that would oust current IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel from the agency before the end of his term and give the Trump administration free rein to undo Democratic changes.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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First Known Use
1635, in the meaning defined above
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“Free rein.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20rein. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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