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unleashed

  • past participle
    of unleash.
    unleash
    verb (used with object)
    to release from or as if from a leash; set loose to pursue or run at will.
  • past tense form
    of unleash.
    unleash
    verb (used with object)
    to release from or as if from a leash; set loose to pursue or run at will.

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Now a full member, he’s unleashed a new layer of invention, reflecting Mastodon’s obsession with a certain kind of mid-’70s prog rock.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

For now, measures such as diversifying fuel sources and tapping strategic reserves have contained the energy-market turmoil unleashed by the Iran crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

To tackle it OpenAI unleashed a swarm of 10,000 artificial-intelligence agents, which took 88 hours to arrive at the result and an additional 17 hours to confirm it via the computerized verification program Lean.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The era provided the foundation for City's ongoing success, too, meaning more trophies and TV income, and the chaos of the situation has also unleashed doubt about the present and future.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

“You’ve got Typhon coming in, what... a week? Most of the other Titans are unleashed now and on Kronos’s side. Maybe it’s time to think extreme.”

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

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