detached
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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
The measure defines a big institutional investor as an entity that controls 350 homes or more, and its definition of a single-family home includes duplexes along with traditional detached houses.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026
Duchamp’s obsession with appearing detached from conventional aesthetic judgments elevated him to an exalted status among his peers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
After launching the spacecraft, the booster detached and began its descent, returning to the SpaceX launch pad where a pair of "chopsticks" reached out to catch the booster and bring it to a halt.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
“Not everyone,” the girl observed in the same detached drawl, “seems to appreciate the accommodations at the bunkers.”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing detached
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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A Monster Calls
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"A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman
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