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disentangle

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


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And then, he insisted one should disentangle the benefits from the risk, as if that’s even possible.

From Salon Jun. 22, 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

"To disentangle the relative roles of innovation and environmental change, we need further analyses of trait-dependent diversification, fossil-informed timelines and performance tests that link true crabs' sideways movement to adaptive advantages," Kawabata adds.

From Science Daily May 2, 2026

But the more we rely on this power, the more our rivals aim to disentangle their economies from our own.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 12, 2025

She began to wonder if any humans had ever managed to disentangle themselves from a fairy contract.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo

After TopicVelo disentangles this kludge of processes and organizes them by topic, it applies topic weights back onto the cells, to account for what percentage of each cell's transcriptional profile is involved in which activity.

From Science Daily Apr. 26, 2024

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

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

While Figgis’ documentary doesn’t dwell on the problem, “Megadoc” does arguably end up suffering because that ethical knot is never fully disentangled.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2025

Rescuers said it appeared to take its last breath moments after being disentangled.

From BBC Mar. 6, 2025

He disentangled my piece and handed it to me.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

Any attempt to undo the acquisition would mean disentangling the two.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 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

Armed with the diaries, Saul, who lives in north London, began disentangling fact from fiction for a six-part podcast series, Devil in the Wilderness, for which he also composed the soundtrack.

From BBC Mar. 23, 2024

It wrapped her up in a fragrant cloud that seemed to carry her into the kitchen, disentangling her cares and worries on the way.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older




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