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The 34-year-old seemed to be in control of the fight and was landing with ease through rounds three to six, before Lara unleased a sensational left hook in the seventh.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2023

In the third quarter, she unleased a baseline fadeaway — better known as the “Dream Shake” perfected by Hakeem Olajuwon — to give Maryland a 12-point lead that was its biggest of the game.

From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 2022

The veteran slugger got ahead 2-0 in the count and unleased on a 96-mph fastball that sat in the middle of the plate, sending a deep flyball into right field.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2022

“However, the gravity of this decision is much larger as there are 418 unleased allotments associated with approximately 16,615 allottees. So, this rule could impact over 22,000 allottees.”

From Washington Times • Mar. 29, 2022

The crushing weight of taxation, added to the other obligations of the peasantry caused many of them to flee from their idia, and this led to an increasing amount of unleased state land.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly