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In El Salvador, for example, President Nayib Bukele’s legislative allies gave him free rein in 2023 to run for president a second time despite constitutional provisions banning reelection.
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Erica Frantz, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
Divorced parents seeking their friends’ support may not have free rein to move with their kids.
—Rhaina Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2025
Lucasfilm rightly gave Tony Gilroy nearly free rein to tell the story of how Cassian Andor (played by Diego Luna) went from an apolitical thief and scavenger to someone who was willing to put everything on the line in Rogue One.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 9 May 2025
Bowery would go on to create costumes with free rein for Clark’s productions and sometimes even starred in them.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
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Erica Frantz, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
Divorced parents seeking their friends’ support may not have free rein to move with their kids.
—Rhaina Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2025
Lucasfilm rightly gave Tony Gilroy nearly free rein to tell the story of how Cassian Andor (played by Diego Luna) went from an apolitical thief and scavenger to someone who was willing to put everything on the line in Rogue One.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 9 May 2025
Bowery would go on to create costumes with free rein for Clark’s productions and sometimes even starred in them.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Free rein.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20rein. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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