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liberate

[lib-uh-reyt] / ˈlɪb əˌreɪt /


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"It is really not a good idea, considering this would liberate very toxic elements from the seabed, as a lot of heavy metals are buried deep in the sediment," Currie said.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

In 2020, DirecTV and AT&T struck a deal with Charter, not so much to liberate Dodgers fans as to help the parties maintain a shrinking base of subscribers amid a proliferation of video options.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Yes, he was so wedded to it, this idea that different, new mediums liberate the ones that come before.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

Hegseth was speaking in Normandy 82 years after allied forces stormed French beaches to liberate Nazi-occupied north-western Europe in 1944.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

We pledge ourselves to liberate all our people from the continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender, and other discrimination.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

"And then such an extreme event takes place, and in a way, liberates everything -- all the emotions, all the ideas and the passions, all the terrible things."

From Barron's Apr. 3, 2026

The shift liberates her holiday shopping, says Nussen, lead lighting designer at Consumer’s Lighting, a company she runs with her husband.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 31, 2025

More poignantly, it critiques how race, gender and genre have limited our ability to see her talent and, by doing so, liberates her from ever again having to prove her singular impact on American culture.

From New York Times Dec. 2, 2023

Overall, “Corsage” shows a tantalizing way forward for the hopelessly staid biopic genre: honoring, provoking and upending with verve and humor as it liberates a complex woman from iconography’s deadening glamour.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 28, 2022

The little plants grow in the drip of the snow-banks, where the melting ice gradually liberates the tufts of evergreen leaves.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons

After the US-led coalition liberated Kuwait in 1991, American troops dug in.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

"That has liberated lots of our firefighters to go and do their more specialist skills of firefighting."

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

The album begs the question: What’s a “normal life” to a liberated woman?

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Here, Madonna is liberated from Universal’s script notes or editing maneuvers, free from tweaking anyone’s performance to feel more like the real thing.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

Through their conversations, I learn that Bat Deng, my uncles’ village in the Kompong Speu province was liberated by the Youns weeks before Pursat province.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

In their 2021 blockbuster interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan described the freedom to make her own choices as "liberating".

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

"I'd love to see artificial intelligence winning wars, liberating territories."

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

Each in his way was in the process of liberating himself from the past.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Deciding how many days you want to teach yoga or bartend, and how much consulting work you want to take on, can feel liberating — as though you’re the master of your own time.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

“But we’re not talking about taking refuge. We’re liberating the one thing in the world that gives us a fighting chance. The power in that Story Box...”

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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