unlocked

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SpaceX employees were riding high earlier this month after the aerospace company’s IPO unlocked significant wealth for its workforce.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

Reading interested me more and unlocked my imagination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

"It's unlocked an important piece of the jigsaw," he says.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

Fukushima city mayor Yuki Baba told reporters Thursday that evidence suggested the animal "unlocked the window on its own" to flee, adding that claw marks had been found near the exit.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

She knelt on the concrete floor and unlocked the door to Fig’s carrier.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas