freed
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After 16 months in prison—and a global campaign for his release—Evan was finally freed in August 2024, in the largest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
At 09.30 the lifeboat crew "successfully freed the yacht from the fish farm and brought the sailors safely to Glenarm".
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
That, too, may feel inadequate and potentially perilous—would Clancy be freed in just a few years?
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
A Los Angeles County man will soon be freed from state prison where he spent 12 years after being wrongfully convicted of shooting two men in Lynwood in 2013, prosecutors said Friday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
It is freed from the quarry, much like my family will be free very soon.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
