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let loose

[let loos] / ˈlɛt ˈlus /














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When they’re let loose, they enter Canyon View Ranch with the abandon of children running down Main Street, U.S.A.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Inevitably, this OpenAI hack has further fuelled fears of what could happen if AI agents are let loose.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

She sang open-throated declarations, recited broken poetic verses, scatted with the authority of a jazz singer, moaned with bluesy intent, and occasionally let loose an unbridled shriek or giggle.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 4, 2026

Beijing first let loose a flood of official vitriol at Ms. Takaichi.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 31, 2026

I had known that things were bad, but my mother’s tears had let loose something in me: fear.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm




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