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liberty

[lib-er-tee] / ˈlΙͺb Ι™r ti /


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Government has a legitimate role in protecting rights, enforcing contracts, punishing fraud and preserving the conditions of ordered liberty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

But DeLorenzo’s biggest liberty comes in the final scene, which he calls his own “composition.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Freeman was sentenced to 18 months probation, 240 hours of unpaid work, and a 12-month restriction of liberty order, as a direct alternative to custody.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Tisa Wenger, a professor of American religious history at Yale Divinity School, said religious liberty has long been understood as “an all-American ideal that many Americans are very proud of.”

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

Even if it is a liberty act, there’s no reason to think it could hold a candle to Marlena’s.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

You may not get everything you want, but we should all agree that the civil rights and liberties the founding fathers sought to enshrine in our Constitution must be defended.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

An accuracy check on that Bourdain biopic: We’ve mentioned here before that Slate’s movie critic loved Tony—but how true is the film, and what liberties did it take with the facts?

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

Patterson and editor Patrick J. Smith interweave scenes of intrigue and shocking violence, take liberties with Amziah’s storytelling asides and give us barn-burning musical sequences.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

"I'm calling for a social welfare response where police are engaged, social services are engaged, and in extreme circumstances young people may be denied of their liberties but only in extreme circumstances," he said.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

You have already agreed that this letter raises questions like the rights of freedom, civil liberties, and so on?

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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