disengage

After she told the police last year, the woman seemed to disengage from further inquiries.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

The inquiry said the move to secondary education was a key moment where students can start to disengage with school.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

"If the strategy is not just to disengage from China, but it's to disengage more globally -- which I don't think it is, by the way -- I don't think it's sustainable," he said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

Gulf countries also broadly support the effort, though they worry the U.S. could disengage before security concerns raised by Iran’s bombardment of the region during the war are addressed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026

She made no response whatever to the clasp of his arm; she did not even try to disengage herself.

From "1984" by George Orwell

But Five Point-backed companies’ handling of increasingly scarce resources somewhat disengages each of them from commodity price fluctuations, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025

"It just disengages somebody - one half of the couple - because they don't have any of the information," she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2025

If a pitcher disengages a third time and doesn’t record an out, a balk is called and all runners advance one base.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2023

With a succession of tangential flashbacks, the film gradually disengages viewers from the plot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2015

Finally the deadbolt disengages, and I pull the door open, revealing the treasure trove of survival gear.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Conley says while some children "might get headaches and become disengaged in learning", those with special educational needs "really can't cope".

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

It’s remarkable — and discouraging — how many people are disengaged from their own financial lives.

From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026

It could remove the potential fouls as the ball is about to be delivered, as players would need to disengaged for a few seconds before this.

From BBC ● May 11, 2026

As a student who falls into the uninvolved statistic, I’m not disengaged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026

Lola disengaged from her aunt and wiped her face with her napkin.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Europe, the official said, finds itself alone because the Americans are disengaging with the region, meaning it must rely more on itself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025

The immediate payoff that comes from disengaging from social media might feel like “coffee money” in the short term, but “good habits have compounding effects,” Segrera said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2025

“And when you venture outside of it, it can be quite disengaging for people.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2025

The 55-year-old - who was representing himself but refused to attend his hearing after disengaging during his trial - was also found guilty of encouraging his brother to get in contact with the Maitlis family.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2025

By the time the other kids caught up with her, the locks were already disengaging.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser