set free
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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 authorities have not said why he was set free but it is the latest in a string of similar releases.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
The crash happened just three months after Fakana, from Tottenham, north London, was set free from a prison in Dubai.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
Several other former South Korean leaders, who landed behind bars for criminal convictions, were later pardoned and set free.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026
They were set free, however, within three months because of the fact that the government and the banana company could not reach an agreement as to who should feed them in jail.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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