disengagement
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"Nevertheless, the court declines the invitation to impose the death penalty on any of the victims," she said, adding that capital punishment would eliminate any prospect of rehabilitation and disengagement.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
He shot the new movie on an iPhone, for one thing, even as he questions the smartphone’s contribution to our easy disengagement with the world’s ills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
It comes off loud, blustery, and overconfident, as if to signal a blasé disengagement with the incredible stakes of the moment.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026
“Refiners are technically capable of operating without Urals, but a rapid disengagement would be commercially challenging and politically sensitive,” according to an analysis from Kpler, a ship-tracking data provider.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
I have, therefore, instructed an orderly disengagement of troops.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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