unlocked

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These mariners all described the same, slow unraveling as they wait for some scrap of information on a question that hangs over the global economy: When will the Strait of Hormuz be unlocked?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

A further 100 billion cubic metres would be unlocked through the elimination of non-emergency flaring worldwide, it added.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Susie was wonderful and unlocked my passion for performing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Though the couple’s house was well fortified, the suspect had managed to get in through an unlocked door.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

She marched up to our porch and opened the screen door, then unlocked the front door, then swung it wide to allow Deputy Collins to walk in first, the rest of us behind him.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce