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loosen

[loo-suhn] / ˈlu sən /


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I think the format allows all the teams to loosen up.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Those modifications cause the histones to loosen their grip on DNA, opening up access for transcription factors that are needed to turn genes on.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Now, they are considering taking it off the market and renting it out if they don’t get any offers, waiting for the market to loosen up before listing it again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Once everything is properly roasted, I add just enough broth to loosen the browned, sticky bits from the bottom of the pot.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

No matter how she screamed and schemed, her husband refused to loosen his purse strings.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

When the structure loosens and opens, the genes become easier for the cell to activate.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

The move loosens rules meant to restrict hydroflourocarbons, a class of climate-damaging chemicals used in cooling equipment.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

It loosens them up a little and helps avoid cracks.

From Salon ● May 5, 2026

Some bigger changes will take place next week as high pressure loosens its grip.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026

Camille loosens her hold on my shirt but doesn’t budge from the doorway.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

But in recent months authorities say they have loosened her detention and have published photographs of her taking private meetings, as supporters have demanded "proof of life".

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

The room loosened into little clusters of women catching up and talking about what came next.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

The impact churned up and loosened the material around the crater, leaving it less dense and less able to hold onto heat after sunset.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

The Buss family’s grip on the NBA’s glamor franchise loosened in 2025 when they relinquished their majority share to Mark Walter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

The last time he was lent for exhibit in 1998, he came back with a loosened tooth.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

“This loosening of guidelines, combined with scaled-up immigration enforcement, has resulted in the detention of thousands of parents, many of whose minor children are U.S. citizens,” a recent analysis by the Migration Policy Institute concluded.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

The specific loosening that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants is to count borrowing capacity at the Fed’s discount window toward meeting bank liquidity coverage rules.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

At the same time, Fannie Mae is loosening some insurance requirements for condos that lenders had said were too burdensome.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Pictures of him loosening off under a Kingston Bridge flyover in a hotel car park.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

This loosening was brought on by overcast weather and, faster still, by heavy seas.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel


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