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wiggle room

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wiggle room
n.
Flexibility, as of options or interpretation: ambiguous wording that left some wiggle room for further negotiation.

wiggle room
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Informal scope for freedom of action or thought
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Noun1.wiggle room - flexibility of interpretation or of options; "the request left some wiggle room for future restructuring"
flexibility, flexibleness - the quality of being adaptable or variable; "he enjoyed the flexibility of his working arrangement"


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So that means legislators have some extra wiggle room in the first salvo of dealing with the deficit, which will take place over the next few weeks.
Town officials and the Finance Committee were looking for a little wiggle room, bundling debt service on past capital projects to create a cushion of about $300,000 below the town's Proposition 2-1/2 levy limit, acknowledging that a special town meeting had been needed to balance this fiscal year's budget, and next year's budget would represent as much, if not more, of a challenge.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] That might buy Ginn wiggle room as he scrambles to restructure $675 million of debt held by Zurich, Switzerland-based Credit Suisse on Laurelmor and three other properties under development by Celebration, Fla.
 
 
 
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