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"We saw, for example, the front strut-to-knuckle connection was loosening, which could be extremely dangerous," he said.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2024

That added to evidence that the labor market was loosening.

From Reuters • Apr. 5, 2023

A military dictatorship was loosening its grip on power for the first time in 50 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2021

In a news conference Thursday, Inslee announced he was loosening the restrictions in his Healthy Washington plan.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2021

“In the library paste,” joked Sierra, who was loosening up.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein