unfreeze
verb (used with object)
to cause to thaw; melt.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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The government has unfrozen the cost of the TV licence for the first time since 2010, she said, meaning that the BBC was now able to charge for their broadcasting in line with inflation.
From BBC ● May 8, 2019