detached
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Ironic they may be, but detached they aren’t.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Since my visceral moment with the first film, my relationship to the “Friday the 13th” franchise has been detached.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Hansen himself has been critical of the film, calling it "bizarre" and "detached from reality" in a video posted on X, external.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
His critics say he is "too Parisian", too detached from the realities of everyday French people to be a credible candidate.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
A detached description of his physical features would have made him sound like an ugly, misshapen oaf: pockmarked face, decayed teeth, oversized eye sockets, massive nose, heavy in the hips, gargantuan hands and feet.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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