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unleash

[uhn-leesh] / ʌnˈliʃ /
VERB
let loose
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Pope Leo XIV urged "those who have the power to unleash wars" to "choose peace", in his first Easter blessing as pontiff.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

None of these summer-style temperatures in early spring bodes well for the actual summer ahead, in which a “Super El Niño” is predicted to unleash itself, a weather phenomenon some are calling “Godzilla El Niño.”

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

It’s all part of Underwood’s plan to track down the best basketball players in the world—anywhere in the world—and unleash them on the heartland of college basketball.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The idea is fairly simple: unleash sterile males so that they far outnumber wild ones — say, 10 to 1 or even 100 to 1.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 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