loosen
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The fluid helps loosen adhesions, which are areas where tissues stick together, allowing the nerve to move more freely.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
I think the format allows all the teams to loosen up.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Now, they are considering taking it off the market and renting it out if they don’t get any offers, waiting for the market to loosen up before listing it again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 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
My hands joined Stick’s, tugging to loosen the man's grip.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
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Anything that loosens the logjam can have a big impact on home improvement in particular.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
When the structure loosens and opens, the genes become easier for the cell to activate.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Some bigger changes will take place next week as high pressure loosens its grip.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
Cardellini: Every time we did it, there was something funny happening which immediately loosens you up, just as a human being.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
“You don’t fight against the handcuffs. You push your fingers in, not out. That loosens the braid.”
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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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
As Pruett aged, her grip on reality loosened.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 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
It crinkled in a way that bothered his ears, so he loosened his fingers and let it go.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
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The workaround is giving unexpected momentum to a long-running debate on loosening Northern Ireland’s liquor laws.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 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
Last week, a Food and Drug Administration panel narrowly voted—with Kennedy’s support—to recommend the loosening of regulations around six peptides.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026
Teeth were loosening and eyes were deep-sunken in their sockets when they made landfall on the green land to the West.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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