unlock

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In response to the backlash, the company announced on X that it would host a governance vote to unlock the remaining tokens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The game, designed by Japanese artist Kotake Create, drops you into a white-tiled subway corridor that you’ll encounter again and again until the keys to unlock the title escape are deduced.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

They’ll buy up stock in the initial, single company, anticipating the spinoff will unlock value in what will become disparate and separately traded entities.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Mastering phonons could unlock entirely new capabilities, including access to unusual quantum effects such as entanglement.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

I had lost the illusion that I would find some Rosetta stone that would unlock the secrets of the past.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann