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disconnect

[dis-kuh-nekt] / ˌdɪs kəˈnɛkt /


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And if there’s one person who has spent more time thinking about that disconnect than almost anyone else, it’s Dave Infante.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

“When you disconnect the stream from its floodplain and put it into a man-made channel, you lose all that habitat complexity, and you start to lose some of those species.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

This disconnect between math and gut instinct reveals that the game isn’t actually just about numbers — it’s about utility and regret, which has sparked an animated discussion in the comments.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

When people change theirs, it can be a sign that they want to disconnect and disassociate from it, he adds.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

All Rhonda felt was a sudden tingling in her extremities and a dreamy disconnect, as if she were watching a scene from someone else’s life.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

But when you start to focus on improving the metric, it often disconnects from the thing you actually care about underneath.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

Surfshark includes a reliable kill switch that blocks traffic if the VPN disconnects, and, like NordVPN, it uses RAM-only servers and offers DNS leak protection.

From Salon Mar. 27, 2026

“This space is on fire despite stock price disconnects YTD for basically all of AI semis,” Melius Research analyst Ben Reitzes wrote on Friday.

From Barron's Mar. 9, 2026

Current and former employees say Vaughn needs to reignite morale and end disconnects with corporate executives.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 10, 2026

Before I can reply, he bids me good night and disconnects our chat.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

“It was the most disconnected from my body I had ever felt,” she said.

From Slate Aug. 1, 2026

When this was realised, the automated blue-flag system was disconnected and the FIA relied on marshals showing blue flags or pressing the buttons that operate the blue-light panels trackside.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Not disconnected from the action it is trying to officiate.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

If your pet already has a microchip, make sure the information is up to date; sometimes, even pets with microchips can’t be identified because the phone number associated with them has been disconnected.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

He runs the video again, and we sit holding our basses, disconnected from the amps, just trying to play along.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon

"I was bored sometimes, and that's okay," West recalled one recent evening at a city community garden where detox participants met to share their struggles and joys of disconnecting.

From Barron's Apr. 22, 2026

But the fear of missing out, or “FOMO,” that comes with disconnecting can be equally daunting, some say.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 21, 2026

Some technology companies are fighting a potential solution: disconnecting the data centers from the grid when electricity is in short supply.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 6, 2026

The “intention-action gap” is massive — 81% of Gen Z says they wish disconnecting were easier, but revealed-preference theory suggests we should only believe what they do, not what they wish.

From MarketWatch Oct. 17, 2025

Just like Mommy did years before me, I began my own process of running, emotionally disconnecting myself from her, as if by doing so I could keep her suffering from touching me.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride




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