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the right to act or move freely
the new laws gave the police more latitude in dealing with suspected criminals
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Recent Examples of latitude
The possibility of displays of the aurora borealis at more southerly latitudes than is typical comes in the wake of a spike in solar activity, which is currently at a 23-year high.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Those of us at 47° latitude won't see another post-5pm sunset until January.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
The Instax Wide Monochrome film is similarly punchy, and neither gets close to the exposure latitude provided by negative film or a digital sensor.
—PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
The Southern Ocean, which girds the planet in the latitudes above Antarctica and below the other continents, has the worst weather in the world because its waters circulate without any landmass to slow them down.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Those of us at 47° latitude won't see another post-5pm sunset until January.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
The Instax Wide Monochrome film is similarly punchy, and neither gets close to the exposure latitude provided by negative film or a digital sensor.
—PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
The Southern Ocean, which girds the planet in the latitudes above Antarctica and below the other continents, has the worst weather in the world because its waters circulate without any landmass to slow them down.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for latitude
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Every industry relies on seasoned pros to pick up the slack — like the adage that 20 percent of workers do 80 percent of the work.Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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So if the Trump administration cut off the funding for heat pumps that the IRA provides, states could pick up the slack.Matt Simon / Grist, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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And this time, freedom might just be within their reach.Dateline NBC, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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True freedom is not available to Aaron, not now and maybe not ever, and this little taste of it feels too good to let go.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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But if Republicans win a majority of seats in that chamber, too, Trump will have enormous leeway to not only push his cabinet appointees through, but to also pass his legislative agenda.Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2024
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Trump has outlined several broad themes that could affect the business of tech, including wider leeway for the cryptocurrency industry and skepticism of the Justice Department’s antitrust case seeking a possible breakup of Google.David Ingram, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Ukraine had urged the United States to provide the authorization for months.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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In addition to federal funds, an emergency authorization also allows FEMA to tap into an entire family of federal agencies, including the National Guard, Army Corps of Engineers, and the Departments of Energy, Education, and Transportation, among others.Jess Craig, Vox, 17 Nov. 2024
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Trump could use the executive branch’s authority to rescind certain proposals.Li Zhou, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2024
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Homicide investigators arrested a 19-year-old suspect after four people were fatally shot and left inside a burning Lancaster home in the early hours of Saturday morning, authorities said.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Latitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latitude. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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