untie
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"These cuts and reductions untie perpetrators' hands everywhere, leaving them to do whatever they please. With crises mounting, we cannot afford a human rights system in crisis," he added.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
As a gesture of true camaraderie, they grin and untie their own blue pañuelos and tie these kerchiefs around our necks.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
TSA has often been a crapshoot, risking pileups as travelers pulled laptops from carry-ons and novice vacationers struggled to untie their sneakers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
They told him the weather was too bad and tried to untie his skates.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2024
I carefully tiptoe inside, fumbling with the knot on the string to untie the balloon.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
Under Mr. Cullman’s incisive direction the entire cast unties the emotional knots of the characters with impressive dexterity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
On her deathbed, she finally unties the ribbon.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2022
Binoche, dancing in front of an air vent, unties a long, thick braid and shakes her black hair loose.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 5, 2019
And partnerships with other companies — like Google and Amazon — may prove to be fertile ground for future growth after PayPal unties itself from eBay.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2014
A door creaks, and then Phil puts me down and unties the blindfold.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
But two years after the Supreme Court untied their hands, Grants Pass has not solved homelessness, and things have gone from bad to worse.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026
After a short bus ride, the group boarded a naval vessel in the Bay of Bengal, which Mr Noor said they only realised later once their hands had been untied and their faces uncovered.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025
She and Melissa take it out, and then they realize they have to put it back in so he doesn't know that they're untied.
From Salon ● May 1, 2025
Watkins said after practice Wednesday with the sneakers untied and strewn on the floor at her feet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
The doctor reached behind his head and untied the mask.
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
Also a Harnick sweet spot: forcefully untying the knots later.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
But those surveyed by Pew also acknowledged that untying their countries and themselves from China was "not a pragmatic goal" from an economic standpoint.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2023
"We're untying our own hands with the update on unfair and deceptive practices," he said.
From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2022
How to sort the major and minor keys, “all at once on top of each other”? Grandpop, speaking as much for the playwriting as for himself, explains, “It’s about untying the knot.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2018
I was not aware of Rufus untying me, carrying me out of the bam and into Carrie’s and Nigel’s cabin.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
