emancipate
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Bynes' home environment was so troubling that she attempted to emancipate from her parents.
From Salon • Mar. 23, 2024
Following the French Revolution, much of Western Europe began to emancipate their Jews—but by the mid-19th century, it became clear that the initial promise of emancipation had not brought about the dreamed-for safety.
From Slate • Dec. 10, 2023
How were you able to emancipate yourself from shame?
From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2023
Even if there were an evolutionary link between meat consumption and becoming human, we should be able to emancipate ourselves from it today.
From Scientific American • Oct. 25, 2023
The higher figure produces a total cost of about $140 million to emancipate the entire slave population in 1790.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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