free pass
Example Sentences
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Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky, who chairs the budget committee, said at a Jan. 27 meeting that the free pass for illegal cannabis businesses is a “loophole” that should be closed.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
But it was written to cover what users post, not to give companies a free pass on their own interactive design choices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
No online platform will get a "free pass" on children's safety on the internet in new plans, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026
Members of the court warned they were not giving anyone a "free pass," and that the case was still ongoing and the public prosecutor had been notified.
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
He will be the first elf welcomed within those walls, surrounded by those goblin hordes and given a free pass to walk among them.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
