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unfetters

verb

present tense third-person singular of unfetter

as in frees

to set free (as from slavery or confinement) authorities eventually unfettered the menagerie of wild animals that had been kept illegally as pets

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That frees the company up to try to build new monopolies in AI, and the current DOJ doesn’t seem very interested in standing in the way of Big Tech.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
If the jobs report comes back ok-ish, then that frees up the FOMC to deliver a hike markets have been waiting on.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2026

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Violet, named for the color of identifying crayon scrawled on her brow, is one of 250 to 500 patients the Marine Mammal Care Center rescues along the Los Angeles County coast every year.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
After Zoe tips her off to Hal and John’s capture, Kerry rescues the Lanterns under the guise of arresting them for trespassing, after which John reports back to his mother on the phone.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

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That’s the difference between a bill that saves Hollywood and one that saves American filmmaking.

— Sam Roseme, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
Kevin Kelly pitched a perfect eighth and Tyler Wells finished for his sixth save after major league saves leader Bryan Baker exited with what the right-hander believed was dehydration after issuing two walks to start the ninth.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

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The one who sets the bone-crushing screen that springs the star, then immediately sprints to the rim for the lob, then turns around and blows up the other team’s pick-and-roll on the other end all in one sequence?

— Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
After Wally springs her from the Shaw's clutches, the group manages to lure the couple and some of their lackeys into the makeshift particle accelerator trap that former engineer Sam built out of old cathode-ray tube TVs.

— Megan McCluskey, Time, 21 May 2026

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