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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

Acquaintances swore they saw him untie his shoelaces before meeting with a potential donor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 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

Ivy tried to breathe it in, like the color could untie the sudden knot in her throat.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake

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

Buck, now awake, unties Fern and tells her to put it on.

From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2014

Peeta unties the cord and flattens out the circle of silk.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

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

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

Some of those on board then untied the rope in order to continue their route northwards to Italy.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2023

She untied a bandanna from her overall strap and wrapped it around his foot, binding it with a second scarf so that it felt secure.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

Kris Siyuja, 14, took seriously his duties over the two days of events, which included untying bundles of sage, carrying a staff and tapping a drum that he said would amplify Havasupai voices.

From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2023

"We're untying our own hands with the update on unfair and deceptive practices," he said.

From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2022

"I awoke from dreams of untying a great knot," sings Zauner on the opening track, Paprika.

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2021

Groff’s dialogue, tying and untying ideological knots as she sketches their positions, keeps what could be leaden exposition bubbling.

From New York Times ● May 13, 2021

After a moment, I looked up and saw that the patrollers were untying him.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler