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unwound

[uhn-wound] / ʌnˈwaʊnd /




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At the age of majority, this all needs to be unwound.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

The dollar trade also unwound in April as investors saw less of a need to pile into one of the global markets’ safest places.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

"How much the Manus deal can actually be unwound is, in my view, a secondary issue," Angela Zhang, a law professor at the University of Southern California, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

While state laws govern how marriages are unwound, resolutions for unmarried couples often hinge on a court’s interpretation of case law, with varying outcomes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Nailer unwound a section of wire and squatted down on the blazing deck.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi



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