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Recent Examples of free hand
With a resourceful eye, Kenny has furnished her apartment with Facebook Marketplace finds, thrift store treasures and free hand-me-downs from friends.
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Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Amid all that, the President boasted of Elon Musk's free hand to fire thousands of government workers in a speech to Congress that was rife with obfuscations and fabrications.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
Hathaway holds onto her belongings with her free hand.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
However, while the auditor has a relatively free hand to examine state agencies, Missouri law restricts the ability of the auditor to initiate audits of municipalities.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Amid all that, the President boasted of Elon Musk's free hand to fire thousands of government workers in a speech to Congress that was rife with obfuscations and fabrications.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
Hathaway holds onto her belongings with her free hand.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
However, while the auditor has a relatively free hand to examine state agencies, Missouri law restricts the ability of the auditor to initiate audits of municipalities.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for free hand
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Finally, the system requires an efficient framework for authorization of all communications and data transfer based on principles of zero trust, in which every action by a user or device is authenticated, authorized and continuously validated.—
Julian Durand,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Roughly 985,000 people used the app to make appointments at a port of entry at the border, with those who entered often permitted to seek asylum and given temporary work authorization.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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The times and dates given apply to mid-northern latitudes.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Tweaks to Florida’s Live Local Act may boost developers’ options but frustrate cities Florida developers could gain more latitude from legislative bills this year that aim to piggyback off the state’s law to increase affordable housing.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2025
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Rebels and others are opening the gates of Assad’s many prisons, and the world is watching as captives walk from their cells to freedom.—
Tony Hunter,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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Benefits traditionally associated with renting –flexibility, freedom from maintenance, opportunities to meet new friends – will be prioritized by those who in earlier generations likely would have been home buyers.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Sponsors have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Austin Mock,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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There is also the underlying issue of whether a crypto investor uses a third party for custody at all, or maintains total custody and trading control over their holdings.—
Trevor Laurence Jockims,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2025
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This undated photo provided by the Kansas Department of Revenue shows Kansas’ new driver’s license design meant to comply with federal identification requirements for airport security purposes.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
12 Apr. 2025
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About a quarter of states today, including Utah, Maryland, Virginia and New York, issue mobile driver’s licenses, according to mDLConnection, an online resource from the Secure Technology Alliance.—
Cheryl Winokur Munk,
CNBC,
12 Apr. 2025
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