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freewheeling

[free-hwee-ling, -wee-] / ˈfriˈʰwi lɪŋ, -ˈwi- /




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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilmember Nithya Raman faced off Tuesday in a freewheeling 90-minute slugfest, digging at each other over homelessness, police hiring and other major issues.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Streams that began as focused chess sessions gradually loosened into something more freewheeling, with Raina interspersing gameplay with jokes and self-deprecating commentary, often engaging directly with the live chat.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

It was into the post-noughties misogynist cesspool that the early feminist blogosphere was born, and initially, it was fun and freewheeling.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Hong Kong was once known for its freewheeling media scene, a sharp contrast to tightly controlled mainland China.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Spies tended to be freewheeling by nature, and they used many different systems to communicate.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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