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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Think beyond consumer transactions, including supplier payments, gig payouts, and payroll, anywhere cash efficiency frees up capital.—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025 -
The move frees up just over $1 million in cap space for the Patriots.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
29 Aug. 2025
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When a person comes into contact with one of their allergens, their body releases histamine and other chemicals that cause inflammation.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
4 Sep. 2025
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This is why the UEC tags and releases the butterflies — to track changes in their population over time.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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And when Nikola rescues a stork with an injured wing — the folktale’s Silyan in the flesh — Ilija is his partner in the project of making the bird comfortable and happy.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 2025
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Gigi started a charity in Garner’s honor In 2019, Gigi founded the James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, a charitable foundation that rescues dogs.—
Julie Tremaine,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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This liberates the show from the crime-investigation-arrest plot arc typical of this genre without robbing it of suspense.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
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This multimodal integration not only saves manual labor but improves the accuracy and defensibility of benchmarking outcomes, particularly important for transfer pricing in complicated, multi-jurisdictional settings.—
Chidambaram Bhat,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Lukas Weese Shot of the day Jannik Sinner saves a break point with a flick of the wrists and a sharp angle.—
The Athletic Tennis Staff,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Virgil van Dijk is the center-back who springs to mind when discussing Liverpool’s achievements in the modern era.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Unfetters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfetters. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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