loosened
Example Sentences
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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
Anxious investors worry that underwriting standards may have loosened at private-credit firms as it rapidly grew to become a $2 trillion industry.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026
Tlaib loosened the room immediately, teasing her teenage niece, calling her “the future” while the girl shrank in embarrassment.
From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026
He was beaten by McIlroy in a play-off last year, but put himself in position to avenge that defeat as McIlroy's stone-cold putter loosened his grip on the tournament.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
He leaned back against the couch and loosened his tie.
From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson
