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One by one, the anchors holding people in place - home, community, family - have been loosened by the constant uprooting of Gaza's population and the razing of its neighbourhoods and streets.

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In theory, each ingredient plays a role: one dries secretions, another loosens phlegm, a third dulls the cough reflex.

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The nation’s top environmental agency has spent the last several months loosening regulations that govern air and water quality, electric vehicle initiatives, pollution monitoring and greenhouse gas reporting, among other changes.

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She called on Reeves to pay down the UK's debt to GDP ratio by loosening the fiscal rules and funding industrial renewal in her November budget.

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The social media giants have also taken measures to loosen content moderation on their platforms which Republicans had claimed amounted to a violation of free speech.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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