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A large bull has been spotted on the loose at a Lancashire motorway service station.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

On his first possession in the game, Vanderbilt repeatedly tipped a loose ball up in the air to keep it alive long enough for Austin Reaves to grab an offensive rebound.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Second, professionals should actively protect loose connections, as a network naturally degrades if neglected.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Financial conditions have begun to tighten, but they remain fairly loose.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

About halfway in the middle of the third turn I let loose.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

After playing looser passes, Arsenal, known for their duelling, were beaten by a Brighton side that swarmed around the ball.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Regulators have ushered in looser regulation for financial institutions and a more permissive dealmaking environment, while buoyant stocks and more initial public offerings have propelled banks to record profits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Veteran teammates have been even looser with their superlatives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

In the Sun Belt, relatively looser regulatory requirements spurred more new-home construction, which in turn boosted housing supply.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026

The ring of mist that surrounded the island was looser somehow, so the sunrise blurred rather than creating its usual clear pictures.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder

At that time, Japan was mired in deflation and had the world’s loosest monetary policy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026

But “The Paper” is a spinoff of “The Office” — in the loosest sense — so this isn’t a soapbox.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2025

With stocks hovering around 33-year highs and base rates still negative, financial conditions in Japan are the loosest since 1997, according to Goldman Sachs.

From Reuters ● Jun. 29, 2023

But it's the electronic element in the whole secrets business that is the loosest and hardest to control.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2023

I say guy, but I mean it in the loosest sense of the word.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

Social tension could rise if Lula's government looses popular support in a context of greater economic difficulties, according to a report led by Christopher Garman, Eurasia's managing director for the Americas.

From Reuters ● Jan. 10, 2023

LME halts #Nickel trade - #China trader looses billions in Nickel short.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 9, 2022

The loser looses any realistic path to the postseason.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2021

But the film looses coherence and urgency on the dark side of the moon.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 20, 2020

No more has he, I should say, since he looses his combative instincts thus early.

From Fordham's Feud by Bertram Mitford

"It's like flying a brick – there's only one way, and it's down," said Mr Davies, from Bollington, Cheshire, describing what it was like once the the glider was loosed.

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025

In the closing weeks of his presidency, Biden loosed his pardoning pen.

From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2025

Midway through his speech, the president quoted his favorite Irish poet, William Butler Yeats: “Things fall apart; the center cannot hold; / Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world.”

From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2024

After decades of designing linear video game adventures such as the Ninja Gaiden and Nioh series, Team Ninja has dropped the guardrails and loosed players into an open world.

From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2024

The rowers in the ship’s boats had loosed their tow ropes and turned back toward the cog, stroking hard.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Nor do they hover around the main action, loosing barbs of criticism or leering suggestively over their martinis or wistfully reminiscing about the past.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026

This step is critical to keep all those juices inside the bird versus loosing those tasty juices into the bottom of your serving platter.

From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2024

Presumably nobody wants to start loosing off missiles and set off World War Three?

From BBC ● May 23, 2023

It’s striking that even after loosing itself from the shackles of the present, the show can’t find its way to giving Spotify more than a slap on the wrist.

From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2022

She gives me a small smile, before loosing a monstrous yawn.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer