- present participle of loosen.
loosening
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Raman also has clashed with Bass over loosening the rules imposed on Airbnb and other short-term rental companies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The global rise in bond yields is like a boa constrictor squeezing the Budget maths, slowly and relentlessly, occasionally loosening its grip, but never actually slithering away entirely.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The specific loosening that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants is to count borrowing capacity at the Fed’s discount window toward meeting bank liquidity coverage rules.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
At the same time, Fannie Mae is loosening some insurance requirements for condos that lenders had said were too burdensome.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Then he felt the earring loosening, and the cockatoo, the earring firmly in its beak, fell from his shoulder.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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