unshackle
verb
un·shack·le
ˌən-ˈsha-kəl 
unshackled; unshackling; unshackles
: to free from shackles
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In an effort to free the camera for elaborate shots like that 10-minute long take and unshackle it from the restrictions of boom microphones and other equipment that would normally need to be accommodated, Welles had his actors pre-record their dialogue and lip-sync to it on set.
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 9 July 2024
The venue – Winston Churchill’s ancestral home of Blenheim Palace – was a nod to Boris Johnson’s vision of Britain, unshackled from the EU, playing a Churchillian role in galvanizing Europe’s support for the Ukrainians.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2024
Some thoughts: advertisement Sarepta is unshackled.
—Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 21 June 2024
Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal despite Iranian compliance, unshackling the country’s nuclear program, escalating a proxy war across the Middle East, and sowing doubt across the world about whether the United States keeps its word.
—Ben Rhodes, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 9 July 2024
The venue – Winston Churchill’s ancestral home of Blenheim Palace – was a nod to Boris Johnson’s vision of Britain, unshackled from the EU, playing a Churchillian role in galvanizing Europe’s support for the Ukrainians.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2024
Some thoughts: advertisement Sarepta is unshackled.
—Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 21 June 2024
Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal despite Iranian compliance, unshackling the country’s nuclear program, escalating a proxy war across the Middle East, and sowing doubt across the world about whether the United States keeps its word.
—Ben Rhodes, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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“Unshackle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unshackle. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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