detached
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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
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
Ironic they may be, but detached they aren’t.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Nesbeth believes the focus on the bra shows "how detached we are".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
A lean, fair-haired figure dressed in black detached himself from the assembly line and walked languidly toward a door that slid open to receive him.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
Vocabulary lists containing detached
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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"A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman
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