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Milburn has framed the move as a means to free up funding for increased support for the unemployed, but the idea of reducing the entitlement of existing benefit claimants could prove controversial among Labour MPs.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2026
He wants his kids to have what he did -- a wild, healthy rainforest just outside their door, free from fires and loggers.
From Barron's ● Nov. 15, 2026
My first impulse was to advise waiting for Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s free bus rides, but I gave him a chance for more back story about his troubles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2026
Teams can sign free agents and make trades, and next week the owners hold their annual meetings in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
The truth didn’t set them free; it kept them captive in poverty.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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Under WTO rules developing economies are entitled to preferential treatment that was intended to give them the time and flexibility to adjust to freer trade with more advanced countries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
To give this freer approach some direction, United appear to have established a set of shared tactical principles and concepts.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Many of Delhi's own foreign policy priorities, including multilateralism, a more multipolar world, greater representation for developing countries and freer global trade, align closely with Brics' wider agenda.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
He felt freer to work when operating outside of the United States.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
As more documents become declassified over the coming years, I will be freer to speak openly about my role during that dark period in our history.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
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Once El Daña and Oakley step on stage for the show, drag allows them to be their freest selves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 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
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The process can take around 10 minutes and frees her time for other tasks, she said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
That reaction ultimately frees cysteine that the cell can use.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
“When you go through something like that,” he says, “you really start taking inventory of your life. There’s something about that that frees you up to take a risk. I was ready to reinvent myself.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Indeed, after Darragh Beirne and O'Donoghue frees and a Sam Callinan score, Kerry's lead was cut to one at 1-6 to 0-8.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Woo scrambles into view with Autumn’s sword—with one strike and a wartime whistle, the aboatia frees Autumn from Nansi’s hold.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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Azizi was freed from detention about a year ago, with his asylum application approved.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
The studio might have freed up Mr. West to go as far as he dared and deliver an R-rated horror show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
Some 10,000 Ukrainians have been freed in dozens of prisoner exchanges with the Russian side.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
"They freed up space for Nygren and Baur. It was a really positive 30 minutes."
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Standing up, it’s easier to scan the savannah for game or enemies, and arms that are unnecessary for locomotion are freed for other purposes, like throwing stones or signalling.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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"We believe the heavy 5G investment cycle is largely behind for Jio... freeing up significant cash flow," they said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
There’s something freeing about exorcising negativity through song that keeps people coming back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Higher mortgage rates could also halt progress the market has made in freeing up inventory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Kelley noted how "freeing" it feels simply "getting this stuff off your chest".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
I wondered whether he thought making a will was foolish at his age—or maybe it was freeing more slaves that he thought was foolish.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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