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detox

[dee-toks, dee-toks] / ˈdiˌtɒks, diˈtɒks /


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“I think of this as a detox, for both the financial markets and financial journalists,” Bessent said of Warsh’s strategy of not hinting about the direction of rate policy.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

But sometimes, he says, it's nice to have a digital detox without his phone pinging.

From BBC May 30, 2026

And new tools are available to make that happen: digital detox apps, phone-blocking gadgets, and groups, such as the one in Washington, that facilitate month-long detoxes.

From Barron's Apr. 22, 2026

The women’s shelter and the detox facilities won plaudits, too.

From Slate Mar. 25, 2026

In fact I feel irritated and can’t help wondering whether I could have gotten the same result without spending $30 and three days on detox and bloat.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

And new tools are available to make that happen: digital detox apps, phone-blocking gadgets, and groups, such as the one in Washington, that facilitate month-long detoxes.

From Barron's Apr. 22, 2026

Digital detoxes don’t work, says author Paul Leonardi, a professor of technology management at UC Santa Barbara, because they’re temporary fixes that don’t address our underlying tendencies and tech habits.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 13, 2026

He says digital detoxes, like going phone-free for a day or a weekend, are useful to learn how much you rely on technology and how you feel when you aren’t using it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 1, 2026

Shafransky says to think of digital detoxes as a diet for your finances.

From MarketWatch Oct. 10, 2025

Even regular detoxes once a week, you still go back the rest of the week.

From Salon Mar. 26, 2023

She underwent insulin-potentiated chemotherapy, detoxed and did more alternative treatments that brought the cancer down to Stage 2 in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 2024

By 2020, staffer Louis Theroux tells me proudly, the detoxed grounds will be the city’s second largest park.

From Washington Post Nov. 5, 2015

She decided to “keep” her tumor and work it out of her body a different way, including detoxing, completely changing her diet and working on her “emotional landscapes.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 2024

Should you be in need of some detoxing, here are four twisty, gripping stories to make you forget about that heated argument at dinner.

From Seattle Times Nov. 15, 2023

Claims range from clearing your skin, stopping body odor, increasing energy and oxygen, to detoxing your liver and preventing cancer.

From Salon Dec. 5, 2022

Then we need to start to think about pulling back, like taking breaks every couple of hours, digitally detoxing, going outside, putting on music.

From Reuters Dec. 27, 2021

They could then follow up with eight years of formation, beginning with a year dedicated to detoxing from the culture and social media, growth in self-knowledge, prayer and a secure masculine identity.

From Washington Post Oct. 18, 2018




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