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Recent Examples of leeway
Brooke Rollins has taken the heat from conservative pundits and voters alike, after Trump seemed to float the idea of giving farm and hospitality laborers leeway in immigration crackdowns.
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USA Today, 12 July 2025
That would have given him enough leeway to meet Nick Kyrgios in the Dog and Fox.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
In a letter seeking to keep him behind bars, prosecutors listed sentencing guidelines ranging from 51 to 63 months, or just over five years, and the judge has significant leeway in deciding his sentence.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
And while there is a way to amend a claiming decision (within a certain timeframe), that leeway shouldn't be used as an excuse to make a poor decision in the here and now.
—Amy Wagner, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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USA Today, 12 July 2025
That would have given him enough leeway to meet Nick Kyrgios in the Dog and Fox.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
In a letter seeking to keep him behind bars, prosecutors listed sentencing guidelines ranging from 51 to 63 months, or just over five years, and the judge has significant leeway in deciding his sentence.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
And while there is a way to amend a claiming decision (within a certain timeframe), that leeway shouldn't be used as an excuse to make a poor decision in the here and now.
—Amy Wagner, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leeway
Noun
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Without in-home help, and sometimes even with it, family caregivers − frequently mothers − often pick up the slack, switching jobs or leaving their careers behind to care for their kids with special needs.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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Lower rates would not be very inflationary in an economy with substantial slack, but currently unemployment is low and businesses have little excess capacity.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
Noun
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The times and dates given apply to mid-northern latitudes.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Participating in the type of cover-up his supporters decry The backlash over the Trump administration's memo and the president's defense of Bondi has been swift and intense from supporters who have given him wide latitude in the past.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
14 July 2025
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“Leeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leeway. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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