unshackle
verb
un·shack·le
ˌən-ˈsha-kəl 
unshackled; unshackling; unshackles
: to free from shackles
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Murdaugh’s team initially asked that he be allowed to come to all court appearances, including pretrial hearings, wearing civilian clothes and unshackled.
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Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
And Comcast has just unshackled itself from a media business that was weighing it down.
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Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
29 June 2026
Still, lawmakers believe embracing nuclear energy is essential to unshackle the Philippines from volatile global energy markets.
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Lorela U. Sandoval,
Christian Science Monitor,
25 June 2026
Recently, many have remarked that our great city stands at a crossroads, ready to unshackle itself from the mistakes of the past but uncertain as to how.
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Matt Martin,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
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Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
And Comcast has just unshackled itself from a media business that was weighing it down.
—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
29 June 2026
Still, lawmakers believe embracing nuclear energy is essential to unshackle the Philippines from volatile global energy markets.
—
Lorela U. Sandoval,
Christian Science Monitor,
25 June 2026
Recently, many have remarked that our great city stands at a crossroads, ready to unshackle itself from the mistakes of the past but uncertain as to how.
—
Matt Martin,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
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“Unshackle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unshackle. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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