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unleash

[uhn-leesh] / ʌnˈliʃ /
VERB
let loose
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Many around the NBA think Doncic can unleash even more out of Kessler, and that’s why the superstar guard wanted him on the Lakers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Astronomers have uncovered a surprising rule that appears to determine when black holes unleash powerful jets of material into space.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

“We now have shocks that unleash endogenous instabilities that trigger new shocks,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Towards the end of last week, the Sun was observed to unleash CMEs directed towards the Earth.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The fight between Loli Regalado and Ester Ugarte is an excuse for everyone to unleash frustrations at family members, neighbors, the system, their lives.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Together with the car’s Launch Control function, the Push-to-Pass feature unleashes stupefying acceleration—0-60 mph in 2.4 seconds, officially.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

In the snap, Stokes unleashes a bouncer to a flinching Mohammed Siraj, the India tailender.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

He fielded a series of questions on Iran, Cuba and China with a relaxed style and dashes of humor -- and little of the invective that Trump often unleashes in his briefing room appearances.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

We watch on the monitors as Bruccoleri perfectly mimes the piano along to a track and unleashes out-of-tune vocals that are horribly dour.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

She draws something in her palm and unleashes a glowing green strand of webbing that I grab hold of.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Scientists at Kobe University have discovered evidence that fresh magma is accumulating beneath Japan's Kikai caldera, which unleashed a catastrophic eruption about 7,300 years ago.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Another concern is the toxic greenhouse gases that are being unleashed into the air.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Then, in November 2022, OpenAI launched ChatGPT and unleashed the artificial-intelligence frenzy.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Then we can make more Oppenheimer comparisons when he winds up pacing the frontiers, wringing his hands and muttering the Bhagavad Gita about what he’s unleashed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

I felt it now, all inside of me, as if just saying my name out loud had unleashed a force and it was wrapping around the tangles, ready to rip them apart.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

The latter took part in demonstrations in France and later accused police officers of "unleashing" on protesters, while condemning looting and arson.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

“We are unleashing our full potential as an energy superpower,” Prime Minister Mark Carney said at the Canada Investment Summit earlier this month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Polo, a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 140 mph, is on track to make landfall in Baja California Sur on Monday, unleashing heavy rains and flooding there.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

"We are unleashing our full potential as an energy superpower," the prime minister said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

By the summer of 1940, the Nazis had conquered most of Europe, and they were unleashing their bombers on Britain.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield


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