loosen
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It adds tang, salinity, and helps loosen the dip to your ideal consistency.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
When it was time for our archery lesson, Fadel conducted one last somatic exercise to loosen us up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
The 51-year-old has also sought to loosen Armenia's dependence on Moscow, after it failed to help during the Karabakh conflict.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
As the pH shifts, the molecular bonds holding the tissue rigid begin to loosen.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2026
When I reached down to loosen his collar he grabbed me by the wrist.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
The move loosens rules meant to restrict hydroflourocarbons, a class of climate-damaging chemicals used in cooling equipment.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
Isik Mater, the group's director of research, said there was no guarantee that a more complete picture would emerge even if the regime loosens connectivity restrictions.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
Winter loosens its grip, but does not disappear.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2026
Wright, in a recent interview with US outlet Politico, welcomed the passing of Venezuela's new hydrocarbons law, which loosens the state's grip on the commodity that is Venezuela's main source of revenue.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
He loosens his tie, settling in with a drink.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
But on 20 May this year, Prince William's official accounts loosened up just a bit.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
You’re punchy, you’re loosened up, you’re not being so edited or controlled.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
National-security rules hinder collaboration with Chinese firms, despite some companies seeking loosened restrictions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Then in a series of cases, the Supreme Court seemed to change its mind and loosened the reins on “coercive prosecutorial tactics.”
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or fertilised by education: they grow there, firm as weeds among stones.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Conversely, periods where unemployment is a bigger issue than inflation have been associated with loosening monetary policy, as shown in the chart below.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026
This might include federal R&D targeted at designing AI to collaborate with workers and loosening occupational licensing rules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
Instead, some sodium atoms replace zinc atoms, slightly loosening the glass structure and changing its properties.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026
"The UK's already fragile fiscal position means that investors will be on edge for any signs of fiscal loosening," they said.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
The copy of Hixby’s Guide began to slip from her loosening grasp.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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