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leeway

[lee-wey] / ˈliˌweɪ /


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As federal officers, ICE agents have a lot of legal leeway.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

Regulators go back and forth on how much leeway small investors should have.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

The Fed won’t have much leeway — if any — to cut interest rates and reduce borrowing costs on mortgages and other loans if inflation is heading higher.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Nonprofit legal organizations have more leeway to pursue penalties for other allegations employees experienced, even if the individual worker named in the lawsuit did not personally experience all of them.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

In only one area did he allow them some amount of leeway, and that was in religion.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman




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