freed

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First, walking upright freed the hands from locomotion, creating new pressures that favored more specialized and asymmetric hand use.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

At first it freed itself but became stuck again several times.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

That freed up Plum to be in position to score, setting up a much more efficient Sparks offense.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

After nearly a week in detention—and a public outcry—she was freed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

By 1796, he had begun to draft his last will and testament, in which he eventually made elaborate provisions to assure that all his slaves would be freed upon the death of his wife.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis