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unleash

[uhn-leesh] / ʌnˈliʃ /
VERB
let loose
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The expected rush has caused trepidation for the authorities, who are pleading for caution amid fears that the heavenly phenomenon will unleash hell on the ground.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

In these final months, good campaigns worry over whether there’s enough cash to run ads, deploy organizers, unleash digital efforts, pay staff and keep the candidate on the move.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

However, traders keep coming back to the idea that the Iran war “can’t continue for a long time” because of the supply disaster it would unleash.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

Refn: We were both naive idealists and we both had an enormous amount of emotions within us that we were trying to find places to unleash.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

She was cold around me, but too excited about Minerva to unleash any real venom as I protested her involvement in front of the others.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

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

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

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 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

Their metaphorical duet in this exhibit unleashes a full-body rush.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 24, 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

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

In the bombsight’s crosshairs sat Emperor Hirohito, a gentle, scholarly figure unprepared for the maelstrom unleashed at Pearl Harbor.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

CHAPARRAL: There’s a crazy amount of offensive firepower ready to be unleashed.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

He unleashed his spikes, dozens of them at once, into the woods where the arrow had come from, but just as fast, silvery arrows shot back in reply.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

On Wednesday, part of a SpaceX rocket about the size of a bus slammed into the Moon, unleashing a stream of debris.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 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

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order in 2025 aimed at "unleashing" these seabed resources, stressing the demand in everything from renewable energy to military applications.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Lawyers anticipate most will not be settled, unleashing a flood of lawsuits starting this summer.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2026

A pair of guardsmen opened the heavy red doors before him, unleashing a sudden blast of noise and light.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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