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latitude

[lat-i-tood, -tyood] / ˈlæt ɪˌtud, -ˌtjud /


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Cherneff: One advantage of habeas was that there was more latitude for testimony.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Below about 15 degrees latitude, however, that difference in rotational speed becomes weaker.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

The change is intended to give more latitude to players who may accidentally hold on to an opponent's hair.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

What we felt like was a perfect marriage of creative latitude, trust in ourselves and the right point in our arc of writing the show and directing and producing.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

The second Eurasian attempt to colonize the Americas succeeded because it involved a source, target, latitude, and time that allowed Europe’s potential advantages to be exerted effectively.

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

When the new system becomes official in the next year, latitudes, longitudes and elevations across the country will change by as much as 13 feet.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

During the glacial interval, the North Atlantic Current did not extend as far into the high northern latitudes.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

When these materials slam into Earth's magnetic shield, they can knock out satellites, threaten astronauts -- and create colourful auroras in the skies of northern and southern latitudes.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

"Kank helps bridge a distributional gap for the Late Cretaceous of southern Patagonia, connecting known records from northern Patagonia and Antarctica, and showing that this family was dispersed across different latitudes of South America."

From Science Daily May 29, 2026

What was quite clear, however, was that 44° N was completely inaccessible to radar site-certification; we had to accept a significant risk of failure with Viking 2 if it was committed to high northern latitudes.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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