unleash
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“We now have shocks that unleash endogenous instabilities that trigger new shocks,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Towards the end of last week, the Sun was observed to unleash CMEs directed towards the Earth.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
According to GlobalSecurity, a private nonpartisan research organization on defense issues, it’s unlikely Meink was talking about any sorts of “kinetic” weapons—i.e., weapons that unleash bullets or bombs—since the resulting debris could also be self-destructive.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Furthermore, Al-Hussainy said the Treasury and Fed likely will be more concerned about the potential for bond-market tumult to unleash financial stability concerns.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
He wondered what power he would unleash if he touched it.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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Together with the car’s Launch Control function, the Push-to-Pass feature unleashes stupefying acceleration—0-60 mph in 2.4 seconds, officially.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
In the snap, Stokes unleashes a bouncer to a flinching Mohammed Siraj, the India tailender.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
So-called small molecules, which are typically pills dispensed by pharmacies, have generics that are much cheaper in the U.S. than abroad because of the intense price competition that patent expiration unleashes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
“The Beloved’s” actual director, Rodrigo Sorogoyen, unleashes his leads to become a tag team of destruction, each blaming the other for what’s going wrong on set.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
It unleashes a roar like a frenzied car horn and jabs one of its axe-handle arms at me.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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Hydraulic mining was in effect outlawed in 1884 — by a court order, not legislation — but by then the environmental devastation it had unleashed in the Sacramento Valley was inescapable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Now a full member, he’s unleashed a new layer of invention, reflecting Mastodon’s obsession with a certain kind of mid-’70s prog rock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
That unleashed the kind of “bomb” and “flop” headlines that haven’t haunted a Cruise release since “The Mummy” in 2017.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
A study has found that climate change had contributed to the glacier collapse that unleashed devastating floods on the Nepal-Tibet border.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Ben’s vision had blurred and he had difficulty fixing his eye on a single point in the mayhem that had unleashed itself.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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Polo, a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 140 mph, is on track to make landfall in Baja California Sur on Monday, unleashing heavy rains and flooding there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
DAUDZEVA, Latvia—Wearing strips of red tape on their helmets, Danish soldiers stealthily moved through the pine forest and then, unleashing a firestorm, overran a position held by Spanish troops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
White House spokeswoman Liz Huston said: “The Trump administration is committed to unleashing American innovation, supporting the safe and successful deployment of the world’s most advanced AI models, and protecting our national security.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
On Wednesday, part of a SpaceX rocket about the size of a bus slammed into the Moon, unleashing a stream of debris.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
My emotions finally spill out, unleashing a torrent of thoughts.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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