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also disenthral
as in to free
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
we must disenthrall ourselves from time-honored ways of doing things, or we will never progress as a society
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The second season finale saw Deborah fire Ava to free her up to be her own person and chase her career, only for the two to boomerang back together.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
29 May 2026 -
Orbit Robotics says its mission isn't to replace astronauts but to free them.—
Omar Kardoudi
May 29,
New Atlas,
29 May 2026
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Yazid Abubakar, a police spokesman in northwest Nigeria, said in a statement efforts were underway to rescue six students who were kidnapped at gunpoint from an off-campus residence in the Kaura Namoda area of Zamfara state.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2026
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The Peruvians erupted again a few minutes later when one of their players came close to scoring an own goal but was rescued by teammate Fabio Gruber, who sprinted into the box and made a spectacular clearance off the line just before the ball went in.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2026
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After more than four years, Russia’s full-scale invasion has morphed into a grinding war of attrition where soldiers are being killed en masse, financial losses are piling up and Kyiv has started to liberate more land than Moscow has seized.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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Electrons liberated by the Krebs cycle then pass through another set of reactions that consume oxygen.—
Siddhant Pusdekar,
Quanta Magazine,
1 June 2026
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An estimate from the British spy agency GCHQ released Wednesday put the total Russian death toll at 500,000, citing new information.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The World’s 50 Best Restaurants has released international dining guides since 2002.—
Angela Osorio,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Her fans, many sporting sheer red gloves, cat ears and varying levels of undress, were eager to be sated and reacted as if their souls were being saved within seconds of the start of each of the 23 songs Grande performed.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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But as the two collaborators went on to explain, a superhero buddy comedy about a struggling actor that’s as interested in the logistics of auditions as saving the universe is a tough sell for any brand.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 June 2026
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“Disenthrall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disenthrall. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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