latitude

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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

This alignment also reveals where the rock was located on the planet when it formed, including its latitude.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

It may be that he believed a surviving spouse should have the latitude to decide whether to maintain the trust in its current form.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

The deputy director for the Centre for European Reform think tank, Ian Bond, said that whether the bill is "a game changer will depend on exactly how much latitude the British government gives itself".

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

Africa has smaller areas of tropical rain forest than does Southeast Asia, and no temperate habitats at all beyond latitude 37 degrees.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond