detached
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“We need to start asking ourselves: How come the science of polling has become so, I would say, detached from reality?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
When the model includes a grounding zone measuring 4 to 6 kilometers across, it predicts a 60% probability that Thwaites will become detached from Mouginot Ridge by the end of the century.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, has warned that AI stocks have become detached from financial fundamentals, pushing markets to precarious highs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
It’s good that “investors are questioning this in real time before you reach those peak euphoria moments where things get completely detached from reality in fundamentals,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
Her face stayed neutral and detached as she listened, but her eyes did flick to Regan for the tiniest half second.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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