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free hand

noun

ˈfrē-ˈhand

Definition of free hand

as in authorization

the right to act or move freely gave him free hand in managing the club

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Recent Examples of free hand The 5-foot-7 junior showed slick moves to the basket and a nice shooting touch, aided by the referees’ unwillingness to whistle her for using her free hand to ward off defenders. — Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2026 In the footage, Wang is moving slowly and supporting the child’s head and neck with his free hand. — Owen Clarke, Outside, 20 Jan. 2026 As the pair held hands, Nicov chatted with Penn, who was smoking with his free hand. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026 Slide sharp edge to right, across the stone, applying pressure with help from your free hand. — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for free hand

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Culture Minister Isaac Tchiakpé rejected RSF’s assertion that the filmmakers had received authorization from his ministry to carry out the documentary shoot.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Without work authorizations and the ability to drive, many have chosen for now, to remain home behind closed doors.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of authorization

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Beyond any of the sociocultural flotsam and jetsam, hanging out with your crush on a lake at a northern latitude both softens and distills all the brain-stem-deep associations with what summer means.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
In the Northern Hemisphere, point the telescope mount roughly north and set the mount’s tilt to match your location's latitude, using Polaris, the North Star, as a rough guide to true north.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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The Council of Urban Professionals' 5th Annual MV Summit celebrated thought leadership in AI, financial freedom, luxury, and community building.

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
In a blow to press freedoms within the US military, the Pentagon has forced out several top staffers at Stars and Stripes, the military publication with a long record of editorial independence.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of freedom

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Organized crime operations from several cities, including Chicago, New York and Detroit, had established control of casinos up and down the Vegas Strip and devised schemes to skim percentages of the cash under the noses of state regulators.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Republicans hope to pick up seven of Missouri’s eight congressional seats amid a bitter fight for control of Congress.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026

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