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Recent Examples of unclaspHis hands, with their many rings, are broad and eloquent, delicately clasping and unclasping in syncopated claps.—James Parker, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2019 The catalogue librarian, John Myers, unclasped the book’s old cover and sat down to see what was inside.—Avi Selk, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2018 The democratization of data would unclasp the shackles of the quants as well.—Daniel Roth, WIRED, 11 Mar. 2009
Raven is ever attentive to the imaging of the West as a kind of battleground, where surveillance (and the camera’s inexorable links to the military apparatus) tussles with sentimentality in a centuries-long project from which the national psyche cannot seem to unlatch.
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Anne Reeve,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
Emptying the dustbin was hassle-free, with clear arrow stickers showing exactly where to unlatch.
Based in Los Angeles, Ben will help advance our slate and deepen our relationships with buyers and distributors to further unlock TIME Studios’ potential.
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TIME PR,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
The car's manual would tell of any emergency handles for escape and whether there's a reserve for the electrical system that will unlock the doors or windows if the engine fails, an expert told the Free Press.
Cooper reviewed security camera video from outside and inside his building and found that the deputies had made entry through the mail slot, reaching up to unbolt two locks to open the door.
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Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
25 Apr. 2023
The trio, police said, unbolted the installation's bottom and pulled its top away from its anchor.
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Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
The Arizona Republic,
3 Apr. 2023
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