emancipate
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Bynes' home environment was so troubling that she attempted to emancipate from her parents.
From Salon • Mar. 23, 2024
“About 1,200 kids a year emancipate from foster care,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2023
Following the French Revolution, much of Western Europe began to emancipate their Jews—but by the mid-19th century, it became clear that the initial promise of emancipation had not brought about the dreamed-for safety.
From Slate • Dec. 10, 2023
How were you able to emancipate yourself from shame?
From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2023
Lafayette had already attempted without success to convince George Washington to emancipate his slaves and allow them to live in freedom on an island Lafayette offered to purchase.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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