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The easy, and true, earlier justifications about who attacked whom, and about whether Vladimir Putin should be allowed free rein of Europe, faded into cliché.
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Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
Senior center Chris Jaimes, the Rams’ leading scorer, got into early foul trouble and was limited to five points.
Mitrovic, who is averaging 14.1 points and needs 21 to reach 1,000 in his career, often has free rein in the paint.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Willetts, meanwhile, had free rein to enter their yard unannounced to pick fruit off their trees.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2025
Rogers is the third designer tapped by the Riggs – the first was jewelry designer Alexis Bittar, followed by Rachelle Hruska MacPherson of Lingua Franca – and was given free rein to turn out the tree of his dreams.
—Rima Suqi, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
Senior center Chris Jaimes, the Rams’ leading scorer, got into early foul trouble and was limited to five points.
Mitrovic, who is averaging 14.1 points and needs 21 to reach 1,000 in his career, often has free rein in the paint.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Willetts, meanwhile, had free rein to enter their yard unannounced to pick fruit off their trees.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2025
Rogers is the third designer tapped by the Riggs – the first was jewelry designer Alexis Bittar, followed by Rachelle Hruska MacPherson of Lingua Franca – and was given free rein to turn out the tree of his dreams.
—Rima Suqi, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Free rein.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20rein. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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