loosen
Example Sentences
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Here are three companies developing technologies to loosen China’s dominance of the market.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
As the pH shifts, the molecular bonds holding the tissue rigid begin to loosen.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
Add a little water to loosen it if needed.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
The sanctions come in the week of ongoing negotiations between the U.S. and Cuban officials that seek to loosen the current regime’s hold on Cuba.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
Trembling with excitement, Ranofer could scarcely make his fingers loosen a strand of the wire and straighten it.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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