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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

When the ice becomes thin enough, large portions can suddenly detach and break away at once.

From Science Daily ● May 19, 2026

“Now, Handel, I am quite free from the flavour of sour grapes, upon my soul and honour! Not being bound to her, can you not detach yourself from her?—I told you I should be disagreeable.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

Ter Kulve is set to lead the company behind Ben & Jerry’s and Breyers as it detaches from consumer-goods giant Unilever.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

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

As the soil dries, the thistle dies and detaches from the root.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024

After growth, electron irradiation detaches individual carbon atoms from the diamond's perfect crystal lattice.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2023

It's a complicated process, but it detaches the bedroom without having to depressurize the rover cabin.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

A man was nearly sucked out the window of a Ryanair flight when it "detached" mid-air en route to Germany, with other passengers pulling him back inside, witnesses and officials said Friday.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

Greek media reported the incident had occurred over North Macedonia, and said the window had been broken by a piece of debris that detached from one of the plane's engines.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 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

In addition to the main house, the property also features a detached guesthouse, which can be used as a studio space, an additional bedroom, or even a fitness center.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026

An elderly fellow in a trilby, overalls and armband, with drooping jowls like a bulldog’s, detached himself and demanded to see her identity card.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

The ant reacts aggressively, biting the cone and accidentally detaching it from the anchor point.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 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

The dog, detaching its forepaws from Toomer’s shoulders, moved toward Ben, menacing, suspicious.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy