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Goldman economists hold that if central banks begin to loosen policy in late 2027 through 2028, prices will likely increase again as their buying of bullion competes with demand from private investors.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

Much of that group’s funding came from Airbnb, which pressed the mayor to loosen the city’s restrictions on short-term home rentals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

Recycling ventures are one part of a drive to loosen that chokehold.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

It took years of police operations, and the gradual arrival of institutional financing, to loosen that grip.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Always, in Virgil’s face, the ache of childlessness was writ in an astonished surprise that would attack his eyes, then loosen the muscles of his face.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

When the structure loosens and opens, the genes become easier for the cell to activate.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

It loosens them up a little and helps avoid cracks.

From Salon ● May 5, 2026

Isik Mater, the group's director of research, said there was no guarantee that a more complete picture would emerge even if the regime loosens connectivity restrictions.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026

A landscaper loosens the roots on a purple sage just removed from its gallon pot to prepare it for planting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026

I rip up shoot after shoot, and the anger’s grip loosens with each bend in my hips.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

Taiwan mobilized its National Financial Stabilization Fund and restricted short selling, while South Korea loosened collateral rules for brokerages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

But in recent months authorities say they have loosened her detention and have published photographs of her taking private meetings, as supporters have demanded "proof of life".

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

The room loosened into little clusters of women catching up and talking about what came next.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

As Pruett aged, her grip on reality loosened.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

When they are loosened enough for her to remove the lid, she pulls it off gingerly, as though she fears what she might find inside.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

The major loosening of controls came in December 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

I mourned not only her person, but another loosening of the roots that grounded me in the land she bore me to.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

“This loosening of guidelines, combined with scaled-up immigration enforcement, has resulted in the detention of thousands of parents, many of whose minor children are U.S. citizens,” a recent analysis by the Migration Policy Institute concluded.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

The global rise in bond yields is like a boa constrictor squeezing the Budget maths, slowly and relentlessly, occasionally loosening its grip, but never actually slithering away entirely.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

As if the river agreed with him, it surged over him, dunking him and loosening his grasp on the boat.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech