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disentangle

[dis-en-tang-guhl] / ˌdɪs ɛnˈtæŋ gəl /


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That’s because the bubble’s promoters are promising that they can replace labor, so you can’t disentangle those two.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

It can be hard to disentangle El Niño’s influence from extreme weather, which itself seems increasingly ordinary.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

Third, by demanding that plaintiffs disentangle race from politics, the court asks them to disprove the very structural reality that social network discrimination reveals.

From Slate May 22, 2026

But they first have to disentangle a complex web of emotional, philosophical and practical considerations.

From BBC Mar. 16, 2026

“I thought this belonged to that bloke Perkins at the Ministry?” he asked, starting to disentangle the tent pegs.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

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

Kadelka and undergraduate student researchers recently published a study that disentangles the common design principles in these mathematical models for gene regulatory networks.

From Science Daily Jan. 23, 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

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

Start with the claim that the tumor-shrinking effects of RP1 could not be disentangled from that of another immunotherapy that patients were taking concurrently.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 14, 2026

We will now learn whether Sir Keir's decision-making can really be disentangled from McSweeney's in this way.

From BBC Feb. 10, 2026

Lauren Krasnoff, president of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Miami chapter, said Fortson’s race cannot be disentangled from discussion of the case when invoking the castle doctrine and Stand Your Ground.

From Seattle Times May 15, 2024

Julian cautiously removed the stick, and I disentangled myself.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

Late last year, she was reading a book called “Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage,” about a woman disentangling the family finances after her husband of 20 years abruptly leaves her.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 28, 2026

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

On-the-ground workers fighting plastic pollution by disentangling seals estimated to Salon that roughly 70 percent of the debris they encounter is in some way linked to commercial fishing.

From Salon Jan. 29, 2024

“Hagrid!” he panted, disentangling himself from the hedgerow into which he had fallen.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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