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There have also been reports that Beijing is loosening restrictions on China’s home builders, raising hopes of increased demand for copper.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

But amid high costs it is loosening its ambitions for green hydrogen.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

"There are now very few reasons to fear a resurgence of inflation -- the economy remains so weak, the labour market is loosening," he said.

From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025

The Federal Aviation Administration, which will have to approve Boeing’s new plane, is loosening its grip over the company’s aircraft deliveries and production.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

Heaven has destined you for itself, and you already feel how it is loosening your fibres and gradually drawing you up out of the soil in which you are rooted.

From On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau by Hillern, Wilhelmine von