leeway
Example Sentences
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As federal officers, ICE agents have a lot of legal leeway.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
The Fed won’t have much leeway — if any — to cut interest rates and reduce borrowing costs on mortgages and other loans if inflation is heading higher.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Nonprofit legal organizations have more leeway to pursue penalties for other allegations employees experienced, even if the individual worker named in the lawsuit did not personally experience all of them.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Given "the fear of falling behind" the United States and China in developing AI technologies, Prissard said that Europe may succumb to the "temptation to allow more leeway to innovate without obstacles".
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026
"We've got a lot of leeway," Lewis said.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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