loosened
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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
After more than three years of sitting on a massive cash pile, Berkshire Hathaway finally loosened up and found a stock worth buying — its own.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Austin, Texas, recently loosened its planning system and is now building 32,000 homes a year—the per capita equivalent of London building 113,000 a year, according to the CPS.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
But on 20 May this year, Prince William's official accounts loosened up just a bit.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
When he began to wipe his exhaust pipes, he discovered they wiggled, loosened by all those tugging paws.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
