loosen

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In November, parliament voted to replace a longstanding requirement to maintain a state surplus with a new balanced-budget rule, allowing the state to loosen its purse strings.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Add a little water to loosen it if needed.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

That bill, if enacted into law, would give the city the ability to loosen development restrictions on the stadium property for a team owner willing to call the team the Anaheim Angels.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Robinhood stock was up 9% in mid-Wednesday trading—having climbed over 10% the previous session—following the SEC’s Tuesday decision to loosen margin borrowing rules for day traders.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

He washed the hide in water mixed with crumbled oak bark to loosen the hairs, then stretched it between two saplings -well out of Wolf’s leaping-range.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver