uncork
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Borel says when he gets them back, he hopes to uncork the two and enjoy a glass with his staff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
Some were head-scratching like James turning a sure-fire two points in transition into a turnover as he fumbled the ball away while trying to uncork a two-handed reverse dunk.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2023
Expanding Medicaid would uncork a spigot of about $1.35 billion a year in federal funds to hospitals and health care providers, according to a 2021 report by the office of the state economist.
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2023
But in the Saxons’ 27-7 victory, he continued to run directly at defenders much larger than him and uncork touchdown passes with linemen closing in.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2022
But often he would uncork the bottle of Agua Florida and touch the stopper to the lobes of his ears or to his wrists.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
The composer struts in during a rehearsal, uncorks an embarrassingly stagey speech about his life and views, and forbids Guthrie from putting his modern spin on the oratorio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
Kushner uncorks a tale that spans more than half a century and moves as quickly as Reno rides her motorcycle across the salt flats of Utah, briefly becoming the fastest woman in the world.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2022
A food and wine critic uncorks a romance with a hunky single dad in the new TV movie “The Perfect Pairing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2022
But that’s when White uncorks the remarkable 24.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 14, 2021
Alan sets down a garbage bag full of Amber and Clover’s old baby clothes, uncorks a bottle of cold champagne.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Heady visions of AI’s potential have uncorked a tidal wave of AI-linked borrowing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
To Zverev's credit, he reset admirably to claim the decider - before the emotion of what he had achieved was uncorked.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
They claim to share a sisterhood but whose dissimilar economic and social statuses rocket to the surface like freshly uncorked champagne bubbles.
From Salon ● Feb. 16, 2025
The idea is simple: As the weight on the volcanoes is lifted, the gases trapped in magma are released like the fizz in an uncorked bottle of champagne, driving eruptions.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 2, 2024
“That man had his hands all over Ibtihaj,” my dad said, the concern he’d been holding back now uncorked.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
Joshua capitalised and using his years of experience - and perhaps the emotion - he drew Prenga on to a jab before uncorking a crushing right hand.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
By the end, he was holding his head high at Liu’s gold medal romp, and uncorking his back flip in the Games-ending gala.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
He’s also been wilding out on Truth Social, uncorking a series of posts that are unhinged, even for him.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2025
Then, the face of the Dodgers franchise authored the night’s most signature moment, uncorking a full-count slider past a flailing Pham to end the inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
“Yes, I expect so,” said Dumbledore, withdrawing a fresh bottle of silver memories from inside his robes and uncorking it with a prod of his wand.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
