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looseness

  • a word derived from loose.
    loose
    adjective
    free or released from fastening or attachment.

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While the looseness of non-GAAP metrics is a decades-old problem, the sheer size of the latest earnings-growth forecasts means it is taking on renewed importance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

But there also has to be an acknowledgement that the looseness and lack of detail in the current set-up cannot be allowed to continue.

From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2026

Frankie Celenza approaches the Feast with a kind of joyful unseriousness — the exact mix of reverence and looseness that makes the tradition so lovable.

From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2025

To have one’s emails set to lowercase implies a looseness, a conversational tone, and sends its own message.

From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2025

There was a certain looseness to his movements.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez