detach
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Still, few experts believe Israel can fully detach itself from the United States in the foreseeable future.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
Images from the rover show sand spilling from the "Atacama" rock during the attempt, yet the rock still did not detach.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
“I’ll even continue to go with my family at times, with that being said, it’s time to detach myself from it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
The committee heard that the problem related to "cavitation" - when bubbles detach from a propellor and pop, causing damaging vibrations.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
We were seated by the fire, as just now described, and Miss Havisham still had Estella’s arm drawn through her own, and still clutched Estella’s hand in hers, when Estella gradually began to detach herself.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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