unplug
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Natalie Pattillo makes the case that recess is an easy way for students—especially teenagers—to unplug from their devices, reset their minds, and build their relationships.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
"You can unplug from the Bitcoin network any time but signing a GPU colocation lease for 10 or 20 years means steady revenue and a commitment to keep the infrastructure up for the tenants."
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
“The Wrong Girls” is the right comedy if you want to unplug your brain and laugh.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
On Thursday, two members of Congress unveiled a bipartisan bill requiring makers of the most powerful AI models to build in a kill switch -- a way to unplug a model outright.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
I don’t know why we didn’t just unplug the phone.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
Before S.G.V. takes a shower, Vargas unplugs her IV tubes, flushes them with saline and tapes a plastic sheet over her chest to keep water from getting in and infecting the area.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2025
If someone unplugs the hub, that triggers an automated phone call alerting the owner.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2023
She unplugs microwaves and uses the hanger trick on curtains.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2022
But are there consequences if everyone unplugs from the system?
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2022
She gets me out of bed, straps me into my chair, unplugs the Medi-Talker from the charger, and hooks me up.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
She insists that Amazon’s Alexa not just be powered down but unplugged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
She claimed she was off work and home alone—that she had unplugged her phone and gone to bed.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
Tens of thousands of unproductive and unplugged oil wells have been abandoned across California — many of which continue to leak potentially explosive methane or toxic benzene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
In 2020, economist Paul Milgrom unplugged the phone when the Nobel committee called - in the middle of the night - to tell him he had won the Nobel for economics.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025
He entered Pris’s former apartment, unplugged the TV set, and detached the antenna.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
It’s a hard day for a lot of people, so unplugging and watching the sunset is always an option.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
But beyond the material hardships, many describe a similar feeling: the impossibility of unplugging from their problems.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
But if unplugging promises greater focus, stronger families and richer communities, why has it proved so difficult?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
And yet, unplugging felt like more than just a digital detox.
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2025
I was calling because the rest of my friends had taken to unplugging their phones after ten P.M.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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