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JT Erle started taking advanced classes for free college credit in high school.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Civil-rights lawyers and former DHS staffers see it differently and say the system infringes free speech.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
“The federal gift regulations and the gratuities statute exist to ensure that government decisions are made on the merits, free from the influence of private benefits,” the Democracy Defenders Fund said in its complaint.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
The group ended the letter saying they hope it inspired Aberaeron to "turn over a new leaf and let mackerel swim free".
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
That’s when I realize I’ve been clawing and pulling at my clothes, trying desperately to break free of them and anything else that’s touching my skin.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
One relic of Hong Kong’s freer days is how fast and easy it remains to establish a business there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
The majority dismissed Hamm as improvidently granted, sparing the life of the defendant, Joseph Smith, and rejecting Alabama’s request for freer rein to execute intellectually disabled people.
From Slate ● May 23, 2026
But her long struggle against military rule has made her synonymous with hopes of a freer, more democratic future.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
So that’s all quite new and it’s very exciting because it kind of makes you feel safer and freer to be more yourself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
And somehow, being on our hillside, I felt above it all now—somehow freer and purer, working toward the fulfillment of Father s dream.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
The city has a long history of blending the freest of free markets with a strong social spirit.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF seeks exposure to “the freest emerging markets, because we believe those are the places to find the next big growth stories,” Tolle said.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 17, 2025
Spain today is one of the freest countries in the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
He says he plans to "forge the freest, most advanced, most dynamic and most dominant civilization ever to exist on the face of this earth."
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2025
I still wasn't sure how much Joan knew, after our trip to the Emergency Ward, but a few days later she had come back to live in Belsize, retaining, however, the freest of town privileges.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
Viola Spolin, one of the great acting teachers of the 20th century, put it simply: “being part of the whole generates trust and frees the player for playing, the many then acting as one.”
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
According to Riesenhuber, transferring a well-learned skill into the temporal cortex frees the prefrontal cortex to focus on new challenges, allowing existing knowledge to serve as the foundation for future learning.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
Proponents of an LVT say that by shifting the tax burden away from homebuyers, it will encourage retirees and empty nesters to downsize and frees up housing for growing families.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
This frees Lodge Quai from having to fix a leaky factory roof in, say, Düsseldorf, and it allows the local company not only to optimize its expenses, but more importantly redeploy its locked-up capital.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Hel frees the cord while I grab the harness and strap myself in—I’ll have to carry her down.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
He was initially projected to be freed in June 2028.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Only a fraction of those who have received these sentences have ever been freed.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Cherneff: One letter that really stuck with me was written by a woman named Lucy Lee, who described being freed and immediately being told that her children could not go with her.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
After spending almost three months in jail for civil contempt of court, I was freed after receiving my source’s permission to cooperate with the government’s investigation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
After speeches by Buddhist priests and the mayor, hundreds of white doves were freed from their cages.
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
There is also an amazing collection of letters written primarily by Black parents to Union Army officials, asking for help freeing their children.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
"There's more familiarity than there was even a year ago," he said, adding that this is freeing up creative teams to focus more on story and style.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
The family decided to speak out after they saw no sign of Beijing freeing Chen.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
But in freeing them of the need to struggle, we deprived them of something essential.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
“You can’t even tie a decent knot,” he crowed triumphantly, freeing one arm.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
