leeway
Example Sentences
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As federal officers, ICE agents have a lot of legal leeway.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
That’s a far cry from the pandemic era, when workers felt the leeway to jump to different jobs.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
And it’s asking regulators for leeway to buy back 2% each month.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 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
"We've got a lot of leeway," Lewis said.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
Vocabulary lists containing leeway
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