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freely

[free-lee] / ˈfri li /




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Walter Bagehot, the 19th-century editor of the Economist magazine, summed up the role of the central bank as being to lend to banks freely, against good collateral, at a penalty rate.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

"This means that although the body may have the vitamin stored in fat, it isn't freely available in the blood to perform vital functions in other organs and systems," he says.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

"Whenever I looked at the sky I imagined myself flying an airplane and seeing the world from above. I wanted to fly freely and experience a world without limits," she said.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

While Hong Kong is part of China, it maintains its own freely traded currency and financial system built under British control until 1997.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

With a few carefully worded inquiries, the facts spit forth freely.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson




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