loosen
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Those modifications cause the histones to loosen their grip on DNA, opening up access for transcription factors that are needed to turn genes on.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
Probably the most striking display of student power came in 2006, with the withdrawal of a law designed to loosen hire-and-fire rules for those under 26 to try to tackle youth unemployment.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Once everything is properly roasted, I add just enough broth to loosen the browned, sticky bits from the bottom of the pot.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
At least three other attempts to loosen smog check requirements for older cars have failed to make it to the governor’s desk since 2016.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Begin with some vocal exploration with speech, just getting them to loosen up and find their high, light head voice.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
“Neagley” finally loosens up a little, as various issues are dealt with and packed away, and the characters begin to relate on a more personal level, as people who might be friends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
When the structure loosens and opens, the genes become easier for the cell to activate.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Some bigger changes will take place next week as high pressure loosens its grip.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
In the way a bowl of soup absorbs the cold and a room of steam loosens it.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
He loosens his grip on my hand, but I notice he doesn’t let go.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
The room loosened into little clusters of women catching up and talking about what came next.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
The impact churned up and loosened the material around the crater, leaving it less dense and less able to hold onto heat after sunset.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
He kept his emotions deliberately in check and, even though he lost the third set, never loosened his grip on the match.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
It also loosened fuel-quality standards to allow more supplies from second-tier, Soviet-built refineries and banned diesel exports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
She picked up the ravenskin pouch and loosened its neck to check inside.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
“This loosening of guidelines, combined with scaled-up immigration enforcement, has resulted in the detention of thousands of parents, many of whose minor children are U.S. citizens,” a recent analysis by the Migration Policy Institute concluded.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
The workaround is giving unexpected momentum to a long-running debate on loosening Northern Ireland’s liquor laws.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 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
Pictures of him loosening off under a Kingston Bridge flyover in a hotel car park.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
“Perhaps I am not in the proper mood to believe it,” Isobel says, loosening the knots and putting the ribbons aside, letting them cascade over the arm of the chair.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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