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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

My teeth chattered hard enough in my head to loosen each and every one.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

When the structure loosens and opens, the genes become easier for the cell to activate.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

The move loosens rules meant to restrict hydroflourocarbons, a class of climate-damaging chemicals used in cooling equipment.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

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

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026

Even her demeanor loosens along with the freely flowing language.

From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2026

She shifts, but her grip on me never loosens.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

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

He gave me a look, but he loosened his tie.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

“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

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 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

I ask, loosening up now that the monster is gone.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali