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unleased

  • a word derived from lease.
    lease
    noun
    a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.

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Scotland's 4-2 victory over Denmark booked the first World Cup appearance in 28 years for the men's national team and unleased waves of emotion across the country.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

“The fetidness had unleased a plague of bugs — one so biblical that it was unsafe … ‘for a man to open his mouth for fear of having them fly down his throat.’”

From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2023

The visit is a rare foray for Zelenskyy out of Ukraine since Russia unleased the war in February 2022.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2023

A May 2021 HUD guidance states that if a housing authority “fails to lease its authorized EHVs within a reasonable period of time, HUD may revoke and redistribute any unleased vouchers” to better-performing housing authorities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2022

The principal rivers within the Company's boundaries still unleased are the Kwala Lama, Membakut, Inanam and Menkabong.

From British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo by Sir W. H. (William Hood) Treacher