disengage

The Ethiopian authorities' 2019 report suggested the pilots followed steps to disengage the system, but even after manually trying to steady the plane, the system pushed the nose down until the aircraft crashed.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

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

"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

Soon after Hitler’s invasion of Poland, Camus inveighed that “it’s always futile to try to disengage, even if it’s from other people’s stupidity and cruelty. You can’t say, ‘I don’t know.’

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

“He promised to come to me as soon as he could disengage himself from Knightley; but he and Knightley are shut up together in deep consultation.—Mr. E. is Knightley’s right hand.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

Tesla’s FSD controls steering, acceleration and braking, but requires close human supervision and intervention if it disengages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

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

Even less complex systems can leave the driver distracted for 15 seconds after a motorist disengages, the research shows.

From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2015

As Maysilee Donner bravely disengages herself and heads for the stage, I catch a glimpse of my mother at my age, and no one has exaggerated her beauty.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

“It’s remarkable — and discouraging — how many people are disengaged from their own financial lives.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

It’s remarkable — and discouraging — how many people are disengaged from their own financial lives.

From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026

Mudavadi also negotiated a deal that allowed Kenyans currently on the front line and "unwilling to continue in the assignment disengaged and freed to travel back home", the foreign ministry said.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026

I disengaged myself from one of Bunny’s teenaged cousins—who, upon hearing I was from California, had begun to ask me a lot of very complicated questions about surfing—and, swimming through the bobbling crowd, found Henry.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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

“And when you venture outside of it, it can be quite disengaging for people.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2025

But choosing to sit out doesn’t mean disengaging from the fight for democracy altogether.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2025

Ned stood, gently disengaging himself from Sansa's grasp.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin