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You understandably want to loosen the purse strings — a little or a lot — so you can spend more time traveling with friends and living the life that you have spent years working toward.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Recycling ventures are one part of a drive to loosen that chokehold.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Probably the most striking display of student power came in 2006, with the withdrawal of a law designed to loosen hire-and-fire rules for those under 26 to try to tackle youth unemployment.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Once everything is properly roasted, I add just enough broth to loosen the browned, sticky bits from the bottom of the pot.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

A hoof glanced against his shoulder, but Taran did not loosen his hold.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

When the structure loosens and opens, the genes become easier for the cell to activate.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

“A flurry of tankers have taken the chance to exit the gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran loosens its grip on the key waterway under conditions stipulated under the agreement,” the analysts add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Some bigger changes will take place next week as high pressure loosens its grip.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026

In the way a bowl of soup absorbs the cold and a room of steam loosens it.

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026

I rip up shoot after shoot, and the anger’s grip loosens with each bend in my hips.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

But in recent months authorities say they have loosened her detention and have published photographs of her taking private meetings, as supporters have demanded "proof of life".

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

The room loosened into little clusters of women catching up and talking about what came next.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

The impact churned up and loosened the material around the crater, leaving it less dense and less able to hold onto heat after sunset.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

The Buss family’s grip on the NBA’s glamor franchise loosened in 2025 when they relinquished their majority share to Mark Walter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

"The piece really came together once you loosened up and started making fun of yourself."

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

The old, earthy connection of death to a particular location—the tie of grief and memory to physical place—is loosening.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Raman also has clashed with Bass over loosening the rules imposed on Airbnb and other short-term rental companies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The global rise in bond yields is like a boa constrictor squeezing the Budget maths, slowly and relentlessly, occasionally loosening its grip, but never actually slithering away entirely.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

The specific loosening that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants is to count borrowing capacity at the Fed’s discount window toward meeting bank liquidity coverage rules.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

Z picked at the wooden door frame, loosening a splinter.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech