detach
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But it’s also possible that AI products that mimic human conversation will detach us from engaging with the thoughts and feelings of other people around us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
While he admits it will be practically impossible to completely detach himself from soccer, he said there are important things to accomplish off the field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 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
Braden Duvall Parks, I wrote, feeling every loop and turn of the letters, and wishing, somehow, that I could detach myself from my name.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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
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
It's a complicated process, but it detaches the bedroom without having to depressurize the rover cabin.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
The crash happened at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac of detached homes.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
It would include 175 for-sale, three-story detached single-family homes; 189 rental apartments in a four-story building and 34 rent-restricted apartments in a four-story building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Hearn, who visited the reflecting pool in June during a bike ride, has said he reached his hand in the water to touch a piece of the coating that had already detached from the bottom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
A detached two-story guesthouse sits on the property with a centerpiece rooftop vantage point presenting breathtaking views of the iconic Surfrider Beach, Malibu Lagoon, and rolling mountains.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
After months of tension and worry, I felt grateful to be detached from Coalwood and all its problems.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Visual effects company Weta created the effect of Vecna’s head detaching from his body.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
It shows women dressed in distinctive crash helmets carrying the bottles and pyrotechnics to customers, before detaching them and pouring drinks.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 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
Jackson charged Gorsuch with disregarding “the clear design of the ADA” by fixating on “one isolated provision” and detaching it “from its place in the overall scheme.”
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2025
They did that often, slowly detaching themselves from their friends, to sit in a corner by the library or take a walk in the green behind the laboratories.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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