unshackle
verb
un·shack·le
ˌən-ˈsha-kəl 
unshackled; unshackling; unshackles
: to free from shackles
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That tactic was what unlocked Duke’s defense two seasons ago, when Scheyer similarly unshackled a previous 7-footer: Dereck Lively II, now the Dallas Mavericks’ starting center.
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Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
That calculus explained why Kennedy and Carter joined forces to unshackle the airline industry.
—Paul Matzko / Made By History, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
Oil is trading near $70 per barrel, and the price could drop further still if Trump follows through on his promises to unshackle U.S. energy production.
—Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
President Trump will work quickly to fix and restore an economy that puts American workers by re-shoring American jobs, lowering inflation, raising real wages, lowering taxes, cutting regulations, and unshackling American energy.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
That calculus explained why Kennedy and Carter joined forces to unshackle the airline industry.
—Paul Matzko / Made By History, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
Oil is trading near $70 per barrel, and the price could drop further still if Trump follows through on his promises to unshackle U.S. energy production.
—Theodore Bunzel, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
President Trump will work quickly to fix and restore an economy that puts American workers by re-shoring American jobs, lowering inflation, raising real wages, lowering taxes, cutting regulations, and unshackling American energy.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Unshackle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unshackle. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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