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unleash

[uhn-leesh] / ʌnˈliʃ /
VERB
let loose
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Another asset is the company’s Data 360 platform, which helps companies unleash the value of their data and use it to help build AI.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

That could be a tactical shift for an American president who, until recently, was threatening to unleash the most devastating strikes since World War II against Iran.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

The business of explosives is thriving in Western countries, as governments unleash spending to bring production home.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Refn: We were both naive idealists and we both had an enormous amount of emotions within us that we were trying to find places to unleash.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Magdalys took a deep breath, willing herself not to unleash the volcano fire of rage she had bubbling up inside her.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

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

Count Glenn Whipp in Camp Mulligan: “Her dry put-downs mask a fury that she eventually unleashes with seismic force. Mulligan has been consistently great, but I don’t remember her being this ferocious — or funny.”

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

We watch on the monitors as Bruccoleri perfectly mimes the piano along to a track and unleashes out-of-tune vocals that are horribly dour.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 30, 2026

Mary Ellen Stebbins’s lighting set the mood, from the red urgency of the drill to the spotlight on Alona as she finally unleashes her story.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 2, 2026

Nature, whether natural or not, unleashes its fury with a vengeance as we finally sail into the churning winds of the stalled storm front.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

But Zhu's brand of market reformism, which lifted millions out of poverty but unleashed inequality, fell out of vogue with the ascent of Xi Jinping in 2012.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

As with other cases reported in recent weeks by OpenAI and Anthropic, the AI model was tuned to be capable of hacking and then inadvertently unleashed onto unsuspecting victims during benchmark testing.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Leading the charge is the Defense Department, which unleashed a spree of deals securing equity in future gallium producer Atlantic Alumina and Canadian mining company Trilogy Metals.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

"I could not envision what it would've unleashed," she says.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

They know we are down here now and they’ve unleashed something, a pack of mutts probably, bent on finding me.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

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

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order in 2025 aimed at "unleashing" these seabed resources, stressing the demand in everything from renewable energy to military applications.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

The arrow hurdled forward, unleashing an audible woosh followed by a distant thwack.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

She was quick to voice her frustration as her performance dropped off, throwing her arms up, letting out guttural roars and unleashing her fury on her team.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2026

He pulled the chain, unleashing a flood of water.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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