detach
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A more efficient process occurs when water remains in individual droplets that repeatedly form and detach.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
“Especially when people are laid off, the first thing many do is roll over,” said Christopher Bahnsen, an adviser in Arvada, Colo. “Emotionally, these people want to detach from that employer.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
While he admits it will be practically impossible to completely detach himself from soccer, he said there are important things to accomplish off the field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
The Dragon effectively functions as a lifeboat - attached to the station but ready to detach the moment the order is given.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Braden Duvall Parks, I wrote, feeling every loop and turn of the letters, and wishing, somehow, that I could detach myself from my name.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
Ter Kulve is set to lead the company behind Ben & Jerry’s and Breyers as it detaches from consumer-goods giant Unilever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
From the surface displacements, the researchers could glean clues to what was happening 1000 meters below, near the so-called grounding line—the spot where the frozen behemoth detaches from bedrock.
From Science Magazine ● May 19, 2024
When, for example, a leaf detaches from a tree and falls to the ground, it begins to break down immediately.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
As the soil dries, the thistle dies and detaches from the root.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
It's a complicated process, but it detaches the bedroom without having to depressurize the rover cabin.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
In Portland she was paying rent of $1,290 a month for an apartment, while the combined cost of her mortgage, home insurance and property tax for her detached home in Muncie is $1,100.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Other Nebraskans said they felt a bit detached from the entire war issue.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Landreth has a two-bedroom cottage, detached garage and back patio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
"There's an intestine detached from the rest of the body, surrounded by tendrils of blood vessels from the yolk."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
The handpiece lay detached from its catch, waiting for Franny.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
After detaching from the rocket's center core, the two boosters returned safely to the launch site, where they can be refurbished.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
Visual effects company Weta created the effect of Vecna’s head detaching from his body.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
Weiss is of the opinion that CBS is on the cusp of unlocking a new golden age of journalism, and that this is achievable only by detaching the network from party lines.
From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2026
It shows women dressed in distinctive crash helmets carrying the bottles and pyrotechnics to customers, before detaching them and pouring drinks.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026
“Are we still doing D.A. meetings this year, Harry?” asked Luna,who was detaching a pair of psychedelic spectacles from the middle of The Quibbler.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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