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unshackle

[uhn-shak-uhl] / ʌnˈʃæk əl /








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She wants to unshackle a defense industry that is stunted, as she sees it, by heavy restrictions on what it can sell overseas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

That should unshackle an “asphyxiated” economy, says Alejo Czerwonko, chief investment officer for emerging markets Americas at UBS Global Wealth Management.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

She began in the 1930s as a Surrealist mining the mysteries of human memory, but these exceptional abstract paintings fully unshackle imagination.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024

However, she still strongly emphasizes to Paul that she believes that only the Fremen can unshackle themselves – not an outside messiah or prophecy.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2024

If she could persuade him to unshackle her, a dark night like this was made for running.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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