loosening

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Recent data have pointed to a continued loosening of the jobs market, while surveys of purchasing managers released earlier this month indicated that business activity has slowed sharply after a strong start to the year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Instead, some sodium atoms replace zinc atoms, slightly loosening the glass structure and changing its properties.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

"The UK's already fragile fiscal position means that investors will be on edge for any signs of fiscal loosening," they said.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

In addition to loosening the valve on submissions, many journals are further overheating the system by offering papers for what used to be study components.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

My shyness fell away from me, loosening as it did so my reluctant tongue, and out they all came, the little secrets of childhood, the pleasures and the pains.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier