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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

By altering these histones, acetyl-CoA can loosen the way DNA is packaged.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

I open the project I’ve been working on and begin to sort through the lines and lines of code, already feeling my muscles loosen as I do.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

“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

“A flurry of tankers have taken the chance to exit the gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran loosens its grip on the key waterway under conditions stipulated under the agreement,” the analysts add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Some bigger changes will take place next week as high pressure loosens its grip.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026

“You don’t fight against the handcuffs. You push your fingers in, not out. That loosens the braid.”

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

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

The Buss family’s grip on the NBA’s glamor franchise loosened in 2025 when they relinquished their majority share to Mark Walter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

As hunger and thirst slowly receded, exhaustion finally loosened the grip of dread that had held me rigid all day.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Existing pub owners worry that loosening the regime would wipe out the large sums of money they invested to obtain their licenses in the first place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

But O'Shea is adamant the ruling is what works for English rugby as a whole, and has warned against the impact of loosening the policy.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 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

Last week, a Food and Drug Administration panel narrowly voted—with Kennedy’s support—to recommend the loosening of regulations around six peptides.

From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026

Once he listened outside the gate on a Sunday afternoon and heard a preacher telling about the Lord loosening the chains of Peter when he had been thrown into prison.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong