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Recent Examples of free hand
The only opinion that mattered at the moment was that of the Yankee Stadium security guards who escorted Capobianco and John Peter (who grabbed Betts' free hand) out of the stadium.
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Both derms suggest putting one leg up on your tub and using your free hand to spread your cheeks.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 11 Oct. 2024
But overall, the West has given Israel a virtually free hand in its operations in Gaza and the West Bank and has so far made no real effort to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, caving to Netanyahu’s assertions that the time is not right.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
The free hand that Zelensky has had to commandeer the war effort will be curtailed to some degree.
—Daniel Baer, Foreign Affairs, 5 Aug. 2022
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Both derms suggest putting one leg up on your tub and using your free hand to spread your cheeks.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 11 Oct. 2024
But overall, the West has given Israel a virtually free hand in its operations in Gaza and the West Bank and has so far made no real effort to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, caving to Netanyahu’s assertions that the time is not right.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2024
The free hand that Zelensky has had to commandeer the war effort will be curtailed to some degree.
—Daniel Baer, Foreign Affairs, 5 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for free hand
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The ruling is another setback for one of President Donald Trump’s top priorities to strengthen immigration enforcement and conduct mass deportations of migrants who are in the country without legal authorization.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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And support for Ukraine from the U.S. and Europe accelerated, including an authorization to use long-range American weapons to strike militarily strategic targets within Russia.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2025
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The best view—when the planets will all be visible against a dark sky, for those in a lucky band of latitudes—will present itself between February 23–26.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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Trump abused it on a larger scale than former President Joe Biden abused it, which is saying something, but presidents have wide latitude in stretching their powers under the Constitution.—
Clive Crook,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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The severance can mangle their sense of freedom, marring liberation with guilt and anger.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Feb. 2025
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The United States, as well as its allies, have sent warships to the waterway to assert the freedom of navigation in international waters and to showcase their support for Taiwan, which Communist China considers its territory despite never having governed it.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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An audio recording from the control tower at Toronto Pearson International Airport reveals that the flight was cleared to land at approximately 2:10 p.m. local time.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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The answers, in the hundreds, from residents present a clear picture: Water billings to all residents are out of control and do not follow a percentage across-the-board increase.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2025
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L’Oréal has held the Ralph Lauren Fragrances license since the range came to be in 1985.—
James Manso,
WWD,
28 Feb. 2025
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Musk may have given up on fighting for the licenses, instead teaming up with Trump to potentially eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which monitors the traditional sort of money transmitter activities that currently seem just out of Musk's reach.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Free hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free%20hand. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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