unplug

Our own A.I. policy preference is that the government should unplug it, then repurpose gigantic data centers into the biggest Chili’s franchises you’ve ever seen.

From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2026

"You can unplug from the Bitcoin network any time but signing a GPU colocation lease for 10 or 20 years means steady revenue and a commitment to keep the infrastructure up for the tenants."

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

In response, many readers wrote about their own efforts to disconnect and unplug, and the learnings that came from making those steps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

“Like the anger disturbs my body so much that it makes me cry. No matter how much I tried to unplug from Carol, my body didn’t understand that I was pretending.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

I unplug my phone from the charger and find that I have zero messages from Bo.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

One of the friends unplugs her iPhone charger from the wall.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2023

But are there consequences if everyone unplugs from the system?

From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2022

Day 5: Pete Best stops by, unplugs toilet.

From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2021

Ed Begley Jr. unplugs all of the appliances in George's kitchen, announcing, "I'm a real environmentalist; you say you are, but these incandescent bulbs in this giant-sized margarita machine tell a different story."

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2016

We all sit there blinking as she unplugs and sits down.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

Trying to avoid frightening his children, he silently stared into the camera to show the hackers he knew about them and then unplugged the camera.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

She claimed she was off work and home alone—that she had unplugged her phone and gone to bed.

From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026

In 2020, CalGEM ordered AllenCo to plug the wells after if determined the company had essentially deserted the site, leaving the wells unplugged and in an unsafe condition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026

We were unplugged by necessity, by force majeure, by decree of Xcel Energy Inc., and compelled to set aside our screens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025

“That’s what I thought,” he said as he unplugged his tablet from the main computer and tucked it in his bag.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

It’s a hard day for a lot of people, so unplugging and watching the sunset is always an option.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

But beyond the material hardships, many describe a similar feeling: the impossibility of unplugging from their problems.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

But if unplugging promises greater focus, stronger families and richer communities, why has it proved so difficult?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

Abandoning a cult is relatively easy compared to unplugging from a hive; although deprogramming can be an arduous process, a hive mind hollows out everything but our skins.

From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2025

At first I suspected the operator, at her switchboard, might be listening, but she just went on plugging and unplugging her little tubes without batting an eye.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath