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disconnect

[dis-kuh-nekt] / ˌdɪs kəˈnɛkt /


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The disconnect shows how investors’ expectations can outstrip the promise of experimental medicines—even ones scientists say are significant advances in treatment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Everything has led to a massive fan disconnect with supporters disengaged from the senior leadership.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

But when it comes to actually acting, there’s a disconnect.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Maher described "a huge disconnect between what elected officials are doing in the states and what the American public wants."

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

If they looked inside themselves, they could see the disconnect.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

But when you start to focus on improving the metric, it often disconnects from the thing you actually care about underneath.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

Surfshark includes a reliable kill switch that blocks traffic if the VPN disconnects, and, like NordVPN, it uses RAM-only servers and offers DNS leak protection.

From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2026

“This space is on fire despite stock price disconnects YTD for basically all of AI semis,” Melius Research analyst Ben Reitzes wrote on Friday.

From Barron's ● Mar. 9, 2026

A dispassionate prompt—one that reminds leaders of what they have agreed to—can make a real difference by highlighting disconnects and asking, “Are you OK with that?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2025

There were so many cultural disconnects, but my friends accepted me.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

Plus, he was isolated and disconnected, having moved from a neighborhood near his friends to one farther from transit and his community.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

Those that cause strong ionization leave continuous, sharply defined lines, while particles that produce weaker ionization may appear as scattered, disconnected dots.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

But since it became operational, critics have faulted both meager pledges from rich nations -- $822 million to date -- and a disbursement cycle disconnected from climate disasters.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Nasdaq echoed this point, arguing this shadow market “can become disconnected from the broader market in both pricing and price transparency.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

They stepped inside the glass booth, picked up the receiver of the disconnected old phone, and began to talk to their missing loved ones.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

The mind learns that disconnecting can allow a person to get space from the sensations, emotions, or experiences that are painful or overwhelming.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

"I was bored sometimes, and that's okay," West recalled one recent evening at a city community garden where detox participants met to share their struggles and joys of disconnecting.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

Nor does it reckon with data on straight men’s growing acceptance of homosexuality or the role of technology in connecting and disconnecting people, or evidence of declining associational activities in general.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

And some area residents will be without cable television and internet, as Cox Communications announced it will be disconnecting service to 146 customers in the Portuguese Bend Community Assn. starting Monday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2024

They came together and fell apart, connecting and disconnecting to form an infinite number of shapes.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray


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