disengage
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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
When the television is on, parents and children disengage from one another.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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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
"This not only disengages people from society generally. For that small minority who get really caught up in conspiracies, it can actually affect their behaviour," explained Prof Bobby Duffy, who led the research.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2022
“Imagine if the autopilot disengages once in 10,000 miles,” he said.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2017
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
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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
When her family were able to see her, they immediately saw she had become withdrawn and disengaged.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
If one spouse exerts control and the other is disengaged or kept out of the loop, filing tax returns can inflame tensions and drive a wedge into the relationship.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 2026
Gregor gently disengaged himself from Boots and stood up.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
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In non-hybrid models, the AWD system consists of an electromagnetic coupling ahead of the rear differential, engaging and disengaging the rear wheels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
Nevertheless, both governments appear to need each other, although, in light of the recent tensions, they are also moving towards disengaging from each other.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 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
What advice do you have for people who are already feeling burnt out, exhausted and disengaging?
From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2025
By the time the other kids caught up with her, the locks were already disengaging.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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