set free
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However, at a hearing early last month, a judge at Lagos's high court struck out his case over a lack of evidence and Rasheed was set free.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
When he was finally set free, the man was booted onto the street with no passport, driver’s license or other personal effects.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
The saleswoman said that if her customer sold 10 sets of books herself, she would receive her own set free.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, 24, became the centre of a manhunt in November after he was mistakenly set free from HMP Wandsworth while on remand awaiting trial for the offences.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
In February 1973, after eight and a half years as a prisoner of war, Everett Alvarez was finally set free.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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