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unhinge

[uhn-hinj] / ʌnˈhɪndʒ /


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The troubles at Credit Suisse threatened to unhinge Switzerland’s position as a leading financial market, and the takeover left the country with only one internationally important bank: UBS.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2024

Snakes can’t really unhinge their jaws, but for some, that doesn’t get in the way of swallowing absurdly large prey.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2023

However, those 134 baseball writers just could not unhinge themselves from the fantasy of baseball long enough to open their eyes and cast an impassive vote.

From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2022

To maximize loft, unhinge your wrists aggressively at the bottom of the swing.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 17, 2017

She had plenty of other worries to unhinge her.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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