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release

[ri-lees] / rɪˈlis /




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Elizabeth Hagerty told prison doctors she had heat rash covering her body and couldn’t keep fluids down; they sent her back to her cell, and she died two days later, a month short of release.

From Slate Jul. 31, 2026

He added: "It's similar to the early release scheme. I want to get inside these issues before I confirm any of the plans that I inherited and, in fact, probably looking for changes."

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

The incident also triggered a petition signed by over 1,000 employees at cutting-edge AI companies calling on the US government to help slow the release of the most advanced AI models.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

The Emergency Management Department is expected to release a status report on neighborhood recovery efforts Friday.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

“I am sorry, Phillip. You promised to release me from my service if I healed this...creature,” she said, pointing at the slumbering wolf.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

If your summer could use a little energy boost, forget the complicated smoothie — turn to one of these fresh book releases instead.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Despite the releases there were still 86,267 people in England and Wales' prisons, external as of 27 July, meaning the prison estate was 97% full.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

These data include two more labor, CPI and retail sales releases, “but there is uncertainty on whether this has a more important impact on demand or core inflation,” Englander says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

The increased cadence of releases “supports our view that Meta Superintelligence Labs has moved beyond rebuilding the company’s training and post-training stack and into a faster, more predictable product cycle,” according to Deutsche Bank’s Black.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

He releases the wheel and the ship glides to a smooth stop in midair.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

Flash estimate inflation figures for July will be released from France and Italy, followed by the eurozone as a whole at 0900 GMT.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Last week, Burnham announced a pause in a scheme that would have seen thousands of prisoners in England and Wales released early.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Wildberries has not released estimates for the damage caused by the Ukrainian strikes.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

U.S. economic data due Friday include the employment-cost index for the second quarter, released at 8:30 a.m.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

“To be free of all this responsibility? To be released from your grandmother’s legacy? To not have to worry about a culture that’s not yours? To just be ordinary?”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Besigye's son, Adam Ampa, has appealed to President Museveni and his son, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is Uganda's army chief, to show mercy by releasing his father on humanitarian grounds.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

For Chinese companies trying to overtake American incumbents, releasing model weights earns trust, wins developers and makes their technology the default foundation for new applications.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

O’Hearn accused the government of defying her orders when, instead of releasing the man, Immigration and Customs Enforcement transferred him to a different facility in New York.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

"At high degrees of melting, these minerals break down, releasing their gold completely into the melt."

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

It’s like releasing all those words set off fireworks inside me, and they’re still exploding all warm and bright.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden




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