latitude
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It gave him broader latitude to solicit private donations to solve the city’s problems.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Prosecution barrister Edward Kalber urged magistrates to send the case to crown court "to give maximum latitude for the sentencing decision".
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
By analyzing these signals, researchers can determine both the orientation and latitude of rocks when they formed, effectively turning them into a kind of ancient GPS.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026
After Sunday's election victory, she possesses an unusual degree of latitude to accelerate military spending and overhaul Japans's defence, unnerving Beijing.
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
I'll have to wait for another Phobos transit to get my longitude, and I'll need to wait for nightfall to sight Deneb for my latitude.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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