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also disenthraled
as in freed
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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Freedom will also be tested by whether the Yemeni people, who were hijacked by the Houthis, are freed from the shackles of that Iranian proxy.—
Felice Friedson,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026 -
After the slaves were freed and cotton was no longer king, a different sort of richness was pulled from the ground in Walker County.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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Chicago visitors will also see items never before displayed publicly, including a letter Anne’s father, Otto Frank, wrote in 1945, after being liberated from Auschwitz.—
Eva Remijan-Toba,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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If not liberated, Iranians woke up on Sunday to a stark new reality, as Iranian authorities confirmed that the sweeping round of strikes had killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with a cadre of other top officials.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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Authorities are searching for three missing crew members from the Mayuree Naree after 20 were rescued by the Omani navy, according to Thailand's Marine Department.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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At least one person was killed in the attack, according to multiple media reports, citing Iraqi port officials, and 38 crew members were rescued from the ships.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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Jalloh was later released from that other facility.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Mar. 2026
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Luria added that sentiment might improve for Big Tech if a new AI model is released that particularly impresses people, reigniting faith in the potential for strong returns.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
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Fittingly, what saved me were the restrictions that had by that point long been placed on my own life—work, family, routine—and the small adjustments which, like moving from a first draft to publication, can make things better, easier to live with.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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Medics rushed both victims to Jacobi Medical Center but they could not be saved.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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The actress would go on to struggle with addiction issues and in February 1991, emancipated herself at the age of 14.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
5 Dec. 2025
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All the black captives in liberated territories were emancipated, and Amador was proclaimed king.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Dec. 2025
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In the past, Iranian leaders have loosened certain social restrictions after major crises to ease domestic pressure.—
Imtiaz Tyab,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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However, if Mars has its own defenses, then things might be a little less worrisome from a planetary protection perspective, and constraints on future missions could be loosened.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Disenthralled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disenthralled. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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