detached
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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
One wheel of the plane sat near the debris, completely detached from the aircraft.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Then a shadow detached itself from the rocky incline and took on the general form—if not the exact appearance—of Milligan.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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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