disengage

Ironically, while Expo Park desperately needs to connect, Oschin’s galleries succeed most when they disengage from the world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

After she told the police last year, the woman seemed to disengage from further inquiries.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 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

"It just disengages somebody - one half of the couple - because they don't have any of the information," she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 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

If a pitcher disengages a third time for a pickoff attempt, the runner advances one base if the attempt fails.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2022

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

But he said Britain was doing a "poor job" of handling sickness in the workplace, leading to more people becoming disengaged and dropping out altogether.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

Autopilot was disengaged, the pilots declared an emergency and descended immediately as passenger oxygen masks dropped, according to the report.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

In order to start the motor, one should ensure that the retroflex cam connecting rod is disengaged.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

They are self-censoring and disengaging from campaign activism to avoid punitive measures.

From Salon ● May 28, 2026

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

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

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

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