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Recent Examples of footloose These natural attributes no longer matter as firms are attracted to cities where footloose knowledge workers congregate. Ian Goldin, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2023 The result is footloose foreign capital flows out of emerging markets that are deemed riskier. Cristina Bodea, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2023 Tip the world, and the fearful and the timid, nailed securely and drearily in place, would stay put — but the footloose and bold and adventuresome would roll into L.A. and remake themselves. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023 Audrey Hepburn gets footloose and fancy free in this Gershwin classic from the 1950s that’s set in the fashion salons of the always chic and stylish city of Paree. Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for footloose
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Adjective
  • Lots of his work, including Succession and some writing on political satires, such as Veep and The Thick of It, draw loose and sometimes close inspiration from current events.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
  • Entering the final year of his contract, which carries a $4.5 million annual average value, Marchment could shake loose as a result of Dallas opting to make some difficult budgetary choices this summer.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • The podcast format gives Tolbert a more freewheeling forum than radio.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
  • There’s no legal argument to be made against this turn away from fact-checking and towards a more freewheeling, more disinformation-laden, more confusing, more hateful and less illuminating approach.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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    EW.com, EW.com, 27 May 2025
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    Rachel Flynn, People.com, 27 May 2025
Adjective
  • While PlayStation and Xbox are huge markets for casual players, PC is where GTA Online has thrived thanks to the large scale modding community.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2025
  • Reviewers raved about its flattering fit and versatile styling—wear the pieces together with gold accessories, or mix in basics like a white tee or denim jacket for more casual looks.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2025
Adjective
  • One of the scarier parts of the last few weeks has been this idea that Trump has become totally unbound, even from the few things that kept him on the rails in the first term, such as public opinion and the stock market.
    Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
  • Trump's attack on birthright citizenship is just one example of a larger, horrifying pattern—a presidency unbound by precedent, marked by an abuse of authority, motivated by division, and willing to trample individual rights for political gain.
    Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Footloose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footloose. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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