detach
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“Especially when people are laid off, the first thing many do is roll over,” said Christopher Bahnsen, an adviser in Arvada, Colo. “Emotionally, these people want to detach from that employer.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
The Dragon effectively functions as a lifeboat - attached to the station but ready to detach the moment the order is given.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
The team was about to take her to the operating room when he was finally able to detach it.
From Salon ● May 27, 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
He saw the shadow by the arch detach itself and come after him, almost as silent as the dead.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
By losing control, they exposed how fragile authorship becomes once ownership detaches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
From the surface displacements, the researchers could glean clues to what was happening 1000 meters below, near the so-called grounding line—the spot where the frozen behemoth detaches from bedrock.
From Science Magazine ● May 19, 2024
In their testing, the researchers set the temperature at which the polymer detaches to 60°C, a temperature that falls outside most comfortable real-world conditions.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 29, 2024
As the soil dries, the thistle dies and detaches from the root.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
Michelangelo gently detaches himself from Jeanne's embrace and kneels down to stroke Gwenforte's head.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
The sprawling compound comes with a detached three-bedroom guesthouse, an office with an apartment above the garage, and expansive terraces.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Hearn has told US media that when he visited the pool he noticed a piece of partially detached "American blue" paint liner.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Holt’s work extends the tradition of American landscape art by being both in and of its subject, and by making the viewer an active participant rather than a detached observer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
The street is made up of big, detached, roomy properties with plenty of garden space and several houses are listed for sale with asking prices in excess of £1million.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
She directed them to the detached garage at the end of the driveway.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
Dr. Kiat explains that feathers grow over two to three weeks before detaching from the blood supply and becoming nonliving material.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2026
President Nawrocki said he could see Europe "detaching" itself from the United States and said this was good neither for the economic security nor thge military security of the European Union.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026
Weiss is of the opinion that CBS is on the cusp of unlocking a new golden age of journalism, and that this is achievable only by detaching the network from party lines.
From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2026
Investigators have said the accident was caused by one of the engines catching fire and detaching during takeoff.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2025
“Are we still doing D.A. meetings this year, Harry?” asked Luna,who was detaching a pair of psychedelic spectacles from the middle of The Quibbler.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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