free hands

noun

Definition of free handsnext
plural of free hand
as in latitudes
the right to act or move freely gave him free hand in managing the club

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  1. latitudes
  2. authorizations
  3. freedoms
Noun
  • This resulted in widespread auroras at low latitudes that were viewed by millions across the world.
    Ryan French, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • All in all, over 70 percent of hourly extreme temperature anomalies in mid-latitudes occur during ARs.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of latitudes
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  • With less than a month until he is set to give up the Oval Office, Biden gave sweeping authorizations on Tuesday to a slew of legislation that does everything from targeting child abuse to designating the balk eagle as the country’s national bird.
    Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Dec. 2024
  • That legislation would have funded the government through March 14, extend the farm bill for one year and appropriate roughly $100 billion in disaster relief and $10 billion in economic assistance for farmers, among other authorizations.
    Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of authorizations
Noun
  • Disney didn’t want to jeopardize 60 years of press freedoms bestowed through that decision.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Conservative leaders framed vaccine mandates as an overreach of government power, threatening personal freedoms and bodily autonomy, while more liberal and progressive leaders perceived vaccines as a collective opportunity to promote public health.
    Omer Awan, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of freedoms
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