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Recent Examples of uncage With the help of the wise and mysterious maid Willie May (Latifah) and a stubborn new girl in school played by Mills, the boy must decide whether to set the tiger free and in turn uncage his emotional grief. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2019
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  • Taken together, the two programs free older workers for the flexible opportunities often available with smaller companies or nonprofits with traditionally lower pay.
    Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
  • This helped free Nacua up for a 24-yard gain into the red zone.
    Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • This year’s results covering 2023 and 2024, which were shared exclusively with Forbes, will be released tomorrow.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Agents detained two suspects – including one at the scene of the crime – but later released them and cleared them of any involvement.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
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  • The Prize is technically a financial award, not a grant, which liberates recipients to dream, pause, pivot, or scale on their own terms.
    Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Still, not every architect involved has found the project’s carte blanche approach liberating.
    Siobhan Reid, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
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  • Juventus managed to come from behind to rescue a 4-4 draw against visiting Borussia Dortmund thanks to a late equalizer by Lloyd Kelly (90+6’).
    Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Lions Tigers & Bears’ mission is to rescue and care for big cats and exotic animals, with a team of veterinarians, groundskeepers, administrative staff and approximately 300 volunteers.
    Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
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  • Biglari’s core demands were to stop opening new stores entirely, eliminate the development team to save money, and focus exclusively on improving existing store operations rather than expansion.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
  • One paper in August estimates that Covid vaccines saved more than 2 million lives, mostly among older adults, worldwide between 2020 and October 2024.
    Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025

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“Uncage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncage. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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