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However, Mihnea Cuibus, a senior researcher at the University of Oxford University's Migration Observatory, says it is "impossible" to disentangle the effects of government policy and other factors on small boat arrivals.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

And then, he insisted one should disentangle the benefits from the risk, as if that’s even possible.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

"I was talking with other students who believe this technology can be used in swarm robotics -- where small robots can entangle, do a task and then disentangle when they are done," said Pezeshki.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 15, 2026

“It took us decades of cooperation to get here and to disentangle all these things is really, really difficult,” said Gaurav Ganguly, head of international economics at Moody’s Analytics in London.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

People you have a history with, they won’t let you go, and as hard as you might try, you can’t disentangle yourself, can’t set yourself free.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

The researchers found it in much the same way that one disentangles a knot, by pulling on individual threads to see where they lead.

From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2024

Such a genetic signature was detected thanks to a new approach that disentangles 40,000 years of admixture and other confounding events.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2024

A new study published today disentangles this link in mice, showing that speeding up a mouse’s heart rate made otherwise calm animals act more anxious.

From Science Magazine ● Feb. 28, 2023

"Anyone who disentangles a whale would say that it's the best thing they've ever done," she says.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2022

But Abby disentangles from Nick and walks toward me.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

He was a brilliant, compelling and tricky fellow, a novelist and political philosopher who disentangled himself from early communism and became culture minister to Charles de Gaulle in the 1960s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

This means there are two separate reasons race and politics cannot be disentangled, only one of which depends on history.

From Slate ● May 22, 2026

While Figgis’ documentary doesn’t dwell on the problem, “Megadoc” does arguably end up suffering because that ethical knot is never fully disentangled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025

Rescuers said it appeared to take its last breath moments after being disentangled.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2025

“All right,” said Finny as he disentangled us.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

Ghosting is uncanny not only because it deprives us of certain codified social rituals for disentangling our relationships.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

Data from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation show transfers of state prison inmates to ICE custody have trended down since California began disentangling local and federal law enforcement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2025

But disentangling this chicken-egg arrangement must start somewhere.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2024

Armed with the diaries, Saul, who lives in north London, began disentangling fact from fiction for a six-part podcast series, Devil in the Wilderness, for which he also composed the soundtrack.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2024

It wrapped her up in a fragrant cloud that seemed to carry her into the kitchen, disentangling her cares and worries on the way.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older