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unleash

[uhn-leesh] / ʌnˈliʃ /
VERB
let loose
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But from art to entrepreneurship, he argues, constraints can unleash rather than stifle great work: “In seeking more freedom we frequently hamper our best efforts, because what we really need are helpful boundaries.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The Reform chief insisted his party would "unleash Scotland's potential" by growing the economy.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Critics built a website that argued, among other things, that the project would unleash dangerous electromagnetic radiation.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

That should eventually unleash new stock market highs.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

My boys didn’t care to die, that’s all, and when I told them that you couldn’t unleash them dragons against the Yunkishmen, well...”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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