loosening

Political parties in talks to form a new government plan to pay for this by loosening Germany's fiscal rules, raising the prospect of a big increase in debt.

But the apparent snub comes at a time when the West's grip on the Pacific seems to be loosening.

Currently on tour in Australia, he's been loosening up, gently leaning into the softer image he's spent recent years trying to toughen, even performing an intimate karaoke bar set of early sultry hits.

A good place to start might be by loosening the grip of your hands from your armrests.

Olaf Scholz has already served more than three years as chancellor, at the head of an unpopular coalition that fell apart in a row over loosening Germany's strict debt rules.