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unleash

[uhn-leesh] / ʌnˈliʃ /
VERB
let loose
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It also helped unleash an online backlash against the health-insurance industry, particularly authorization requirements that can block patients’ access to costly procedures and drugs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The expected rush has caused trepidation for the authorities, who are pleading for caution amid fears that the heavenly phenomenon will unleash hell on the ground.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

More details on the Treasury’s latest plans for financing the government will be released later in the week, and any surprise could unleash more volatility.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

Refn: We were both naive idealists and we both had an enormous amount of emotions within us that we were trying to find places to unleash.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

I feel a welling inside me, like a case of hyperventilating is about to unleash itself.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

Shouldn’t a geopolitical crisis that unleashes global price pressures be positive for an asset often billed as a hedge against inflation and instability?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

The performances are good; the plot, postcard-sized: Adam returns to Eternia, unleashes his alter-identity He-Man and wrestles with the pressure to live up to his new biceps.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

We watch on the monitors as Bruccoleri perfectly mimes the piano along to a track and unleashes out-of-tune vocals that are horribly dour.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 30, 2026

When he unleashes the Klaebo stride, his opponents know they’re about to get trampled.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 16, 2026

A sideways glance at her unleashes a stream of tears I didn't even know stood in my eyes.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

Those developments have unleashed concerns in this Rhine River city, where Opel was once the mighty engine of prosperity.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

As with other cases reported in recent weeks by OpenAI and Anthropic, the AI model was tuned to be capable of hacking and then inadvertently unleashed onto unsuspecting victims during benchmark testing.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Leading the charge is the Defense Department, which unleashed a spree of deals securing equity in future gallium producer Atlantic Alumina and Canadian mining company Trilogy Metals.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

CHAPARRAL: There’s a crazy amount of offensive firepower ready to be unleashed.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

I could see from their staggered expressions that he had never unleashed his talents on them before.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

The Sun is constantly spewing out matter and charged particles, sometimes unleashing full-blown solar storms that shoot out giant explosions of plasma and other matter.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Massive new outboard motors are unleashing unprecedented horsepower for owners who want bigger, faster vessels.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

After unleashing a superb backhand winner from an acute angle off the court, she broke into a broad grin and spread her arms out in a gesture that suggested she was surprising even herself.

From Barron's Jun. 9, 2026

She was quick to voice her frustration as her performance dropped off, throwing her arms up, letting out guttural roars and unleashing her fury on her team.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2026

My emotions finally spill out, unleashing a torrent of thoughts.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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