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unleash

[uhn-leesh] / ʌnˈliʃ /
VERB
let loose
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The 18 mayors will be able to request civil servants with the particular skills they need and Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the scheme would help communities "unleash and unlock their own potential".

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Currently residing in the Further, Elise explains that Cyrus and his cronies plan to unleash their evil in the land of the living.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

This year's El Nino is on track to be the strongest on record, threatening to unleash extreme weather across the globe and make 2027 the hottest recorded year by far.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

Treasury market risks getting worse come September, right as many of the world’s largest companies plan to unleash a new deluge of bond issuance.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

And yet at the end of November 1943, at thirty-two years old, a second chance—one that might finally unleash her professional potential— found Dorothy Vaughan.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

At the heart of the protests across the country, that is the question being asked: Do we get to decide the future that AI unleashes?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

So-called small molecules, which are typically pills dispensed by pharmacies, have generics that are much cheaper in the U.S. than abroad because of the intense price competition that patent expiration unleashes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Her dry put-downs mask a fury that she eventually unleashes with seismic force.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

Nature, whether natural or not, unleashes its fury with a vengeance as we finally sail into the churning winds of the stalled storm front.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

Dean “had found this flow as a performer, unleashed herself. To see your friend and business partner hit their stride after years of work was really special.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

But his brand of market reformism, which lifted millions out of poverty but unleashed inequality, fell out of vogue with the ascent of Xi Jinping, China's most powerful leader in generations, in 2012.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Leading the charge is the Defense Department, which unleashed a spree of deals securing equity in future gallium producer Atlantic Alumina and Canadian mining company Trilogy Metals.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

Cosmo itched so much from allergies that he constantly scratched himself raw and unleashed a howl when we were gone for too long, so loud and haunting that my neighbor thought it was a siren.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

The old man held the line delicately, and softly, with his left hand, unleashed it from the stick.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

Shortly after, they memorably shed light on their decision in a bombshell CBS interview with Oprah Winfrey, unleashing a disturbing look into their life as members of the royal family.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Not so long ago, Alcaraz and Sinner had the sport in their grip, unleashing epic matches, trading major titles and elevating over the rest of the field.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

The Sun is constantly spewing out matter and charged particles, sometimes unleashing full-blown solar storms that shoot out giant explosions of plasma and other matter.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

The arrow hurdled forward, unleashing an audible woosh followed by a distant thwack.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

More cages snapped off their chains, unleashing two zebras and a pack of hyenas.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




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