relaxes

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Best part: The clippers work for cheap, and none of the promotional aspects need to be publicly disclosed, thanks to a federal-regulation loophole that relaxes transparency standards on ads that don’t sell tangible products.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

So he creates drama, he attacks, arouses counter-forces, feels fear—will my luck hold?—defeats the enemy, claims triumph and relaxes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

She says this "swarm-like behaviour" means that when a more significant earthquake strikes, for example a magnitude four, the "seismicity is increased for one to two hours, and then the system relaxes again".

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2025

The detrusor muscle of the bladder wall relaxes to allow the bladder to fill and empty, while the external sphincter opens when it's appropriate to allow urine to flow out, but otherwise keeps tightly shut.

From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024

Her head tilts; her body relaxes in the chair like a balloon losing air.

From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes