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“This is the greatest time of the year,” Washington said Thursday, sitting in a golf cart as his players loosened up in the mid-morning Arizona sun.

“Combining this freshly loosened powder with the practically unheard of levels of precipitation created a significant increased risk of cave-in,” the lawsuit said.

In the wider context, this was City's season on the line - European ambitions threatened while languishing 12 points adrift of Premier League leaders Liverpool, their hold on that crown loosened.

Strict rules on mortgage lending could be loosened to allow more people to borrow for a home, as regulators respond to a call to boost to the economy.

After South Korea’s military dictatorship ended in 1987, censorship was loosened and numerous TV channels launched.