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After confirming speaking with family members at the scene, deputies decided to "tactically disengage while continuing to monitor the situation", police said.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 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

More often, patients simply disengage and drop out of therapy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

The hunters disengage the sacks and fling them expertly to the waiting sailors.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks

"Sometimes, especially if it's fast-paced, she disengages and she doesn't want to play because she doesn't understand what she needs to do."

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

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

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

If a pitcher disengages a third time for a pickoff attempt, the runner advances one base if the attempt fails.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2022

He makes sure he does not disturb the arrangement of her shoes on the floor, but steps over them and disengages the back panel.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

Mayra Goulart, political science professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, told AFP the main challenge for Lula and Flavio will be to reach "disengaged voters" who are highly likely to abstain.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

Authorities said they had “tactically disengaged while continuing to monitor the situation.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Another accuses Sir Tony of ignoring what voters actually want their politicians to deliver, adding: "This is why so many people are angry and disengaged."

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

I disengaged this autopilot by saying “Generate the document,” then continued to write and edit myself, as usual.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

Mrs. Weston was disengaged and Emma began again—“Mr. Frank Churchill writes one of the best gentleman’s hands I ever saw.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

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

“But I don’t believe that disengaging is the answer.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024

It also said "that a large section of the population is disengaging from or avoiding news altogether".

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2024

The theatrics of their holding each other close, disengaging and then holding each other close again, made her eyes fill, to her mild surprise, with tears.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie