loosened
Example Sentences
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Maybe a spoonful of jam loosened with warm water.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
Accounting programs are reinventing curricula due to AI automation of entry-level work and loosened CPA licensing laws.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
All this has loosened OPEC’s grip on the U.S. economy, and Americans have felt less pain during this energy crisis.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Now worries about loosened underwriting standards and banks’ exposure to private credit have helped to inspire a rush for the exits among investors in private-credit funds, forcing asset managers to limit redemptions.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Now every morning, Mac would rise early to put on a pot of coffee, and Bobby would come down in his clean white shirt, his tie loosened and sleeves unbuttoned.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
