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Two plays from junior free safety Jake Martin proved his coach right.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Smith, 29, is a third-year pro who signed with the Rams as an undrafted free agent and worked his way into a role as a kick returner and rotational receiver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The list is for senior players and does not include free transfers, loans or academy graduates.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Recreational travel is mostly on the tandem bicycle; campgrounds on our routes are low-cost, and the riding is next to free.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Since somebody had filched the school map, we’d hoped to be free of that subject.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
“People are much freer in being vocal about Jews,” Ms. Berg says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Seriously, though, sometimes you need a change of scene to find your form again and Delap must be feeling a bit freer now he has his first Forest goal.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Iran’s hard-liners appear to have a freer hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
He felt freer to work when operating outside of the United States.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
‘I still feel my breath short. I should like to taste a freer air for a while.’
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
It struck musicians and illustrators, YouTubers and Instagrammers, self-proclaimed anxious wrecks and the freest of spirits.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
The Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF seeks exposure to “the freest emerging markets, because we believe those are the places to find the next big growth stories,” Tolle said.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 17, 2025
Spain today is one of the freest countries in the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
Heti is one of the freest writers and thinkers I know.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2024
“I think an aeronaut is free. I think an aeronaut may be the freest of all humankind.”
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
The process can take around 10 minutes and frees her time for other tasks, she said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
That reaction ultimately frees cysteine that the cell can use.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
“The technology frees us from those repetitive tasks, so the employees can focus on higher-value work and the elimination of potential risk,” said Matt Wagner, WM’s senior director for organization and automation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
It frees a student from memorizing all formulas, such as pi to the fourth decimal, but not from knowing whether an answer is right, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
“But we says to each other, Them Negro violinists in the orchestra should know. Because if Lord Dunmore frees them in Virginia, General Howe might too, up this way.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
A group of other Russian and German prisoners were also freed, in exchange for Western countries releasing several Russian assets, including convicted murderer Vadim Krasikov.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
After 16 months in prison—and a global campaign for his release—Evan was finally freed in August 2024, in the largest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Nusrat Osman, 47, was freed on Thursday during an operation on the outskirts of the southern city of Blantyre, police said.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Underground church leader Jin Mingri was freed two months after Trump's request.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
It freed the Indians from the shortcomings of the Greek system of thought—and their rejection of zero.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Higher mortgage rates could also halt progress the market has made in freeing up inventory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
This is a practical example of how to save money on taxes while also freeing up funds to bolster your retirement nest egg.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
In Yemen's capital Sanaa, Houthi supporters celebrated the freeing of 210 prisoners held in areas that fell to the group and had spent up to eight years in jail.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Over here on the savory side, I’m equally evangelical about freeing stuffing from Thanksgiving.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
In another moment Doli himself flashed into sight and set about freeing the bard.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
