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unleash

[uhn-leesh] / ʌnˈliʃ /
VERB
let loose
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For a big-company CEO with big AI ambitions, Verizon’s VZ -0.49%decrease; red down pointing triangle Dan Schulman doesn’t pull punches about the pain the technology could unleash on America’s workforce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

In Southern California, strong El Niños increase the likelihood of wet winters that replenish water supplies and reduce wildfire risk but can also unleash flooding and coastal erosion.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

“Let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace! Not a peace imposed by force, but through dialogue!” he said in his Easter address.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Pope Leo XIV urged "those who have the power to unleash wars" to "choose peace", in his first Easter blessing as pontiff.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

‘But, sire, they will arrive at Sparta by morning! If they manage to unleash the makhai - ‘Idiot!’

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan




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