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Recent Examples of unclaspHis hands, with their many rings, are broad and eloquent, delicately clasping and unclasping in syncopated claps.—James Parker, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2019 The catalogue librarian, John Myers, unclasped the book’s old cover and sat down to see what was inside.—Avi Selk, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2018 The democratization of data would unclasp the shackles of the quants as well.—Daniel Roth, WIRED, 11 Mar. 2009
On Black Friday last year, with the Chiefs and Raiders reserved for a national TV audience, quarterback Patrick Mahomes slammed a football between his hands and angrily unfastened his chin strap before yelling toward the sideline.
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Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
Grant, meanwhile, wore a simple black suit and a white button-up shirt with the first few buttons unfastened in a boyish manner.
Cooper reviewed security camera video from outside and inside his building and found that the deputies had made entry through the mail slot, reaching up to unbolt two locks to open the door.
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Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
25 Apr. 2023
The trio, police said, unbolted the installation's bottom and pulled its top away from its anchoring.
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Jose R. Gonzalez,
The Arizona Republic,
1 Apr. 2023
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