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“If we can really provide reliable, affordable and convenient public charging, I think there’s an opportunity to really start to unlock the barriers fully for people to adopt EVs.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
While unveiling products this month, Chief Executive John Ternus said AI can unlock new experiences and help integrate apps, products and services people use daily.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
After discovering his suppressed memories, Cramer began teaching meditation classes for others seeking to unlock the mysteries of the mind.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
“Greater clarity and stability make long-term investment more feasible, lower the perceived risk of committing capital, and should help unlock the private investment Greenland needs to develop its resources, infrastructure and economy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
He clicked the unlock button on the car door.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
“It just unlocks all new types of interactive, immersive, cross-media experiences for consumers that really have been nearly impossible to pull off before.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
“We are already present on all the centralized and decentralized exchanges. Broker dealer unlocks new opportunities.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The stock’s biggest test may still be ahead as a wave of share unlocks are to begin.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Private marks remain elevated, and Roper Technologies will continue to lean into share repurchases over platform acquisitions; however, management wants to leave enough dry powder for when the market for mergers-and-acquisitions unlocks.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Mr. Reuben unlocks the chains on his restaurant.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
An unlocked access gate linked the yard around villas to a bamboo forest, making it possible for the prisoners to enter and exit at will.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Roebuck unlocked his workshop, and Oxford helped him unload the equipment.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Hernández, however, unlocked something on a long fly out he hit in Detroit on Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Maine’s Jared Golden and Washington’s Marie Gluesenkamp Perez on Tuesday took the unusual step of crossing party lines to vote for a rule that unlocked a series of floor votes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
His wife, still downstairs, unlocked and opened the door.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
A small group of scientists hope the key to unlocking its long-term survival is buried in the sand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
“AI agents have the ability to drive significantly higher communications flows, unlocking incremental demand,” TD Cowen analyst Derrick Wood wrote in a note to clients last week.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Instead of simply sinking human players with a single answer, AI is now helping them navigate the board by continuously unlocking secrets of the ancient game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
"It will also be an opportunity to consider options for a possible release or unlocking of strategic reserves."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
He smiles, unlocking the door, and I’m wondering if I’ve been tricked and he’s arresting me after all, but there are no other policemen inside.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
