disengage
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"At that stage our members would not continue in that pursuit and the directions that were given by our command and control centre were to disengage," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 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
He sketches out what looks like a spider's web where each strand represents a point at which a teenager could drop out of education, lose a job or disengage entirely.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
Lee was thinking: how do we disengage? how do we fall back? where do we hold until Longstreet comes up?
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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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
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
"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
Finally the deadbolt disengages, and I pull the door open, revealing the treasure trove of survival gear.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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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
Another accuses Sir Tony of ignoring what voters actually want their politicians to deliver, adding: "This is why so many people are angry and disengaged."
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
It’s remarkable — and discouraging — how many people are disengaged from their own financial lives.
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
At exactly one minute to noon, one of the Supply Droids, designation SD-03, powered itself on and disengaged from its charging dock.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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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
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
We know many of them are tired, exhausted and already disengaging from politics to go into survival mode?
From Salon ● Dec. 9, 2024
The theatrics of their holding each other close, disengaging and then holding each other close again, made her eyes fill, to her mild surprise, with tears.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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