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disconnect

[dis-kuh-nekt] / ˌdɪs kəˈnɛkt /


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When people change theirs, it can be a sign that they want to disconnect and disassociate from it, he adds.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

The DWP then came in to disconnect the system on the customer side of the meter, spokesperson Riana Basuel wrote in an email.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Usually, though, he cranks up country music to “just disconnect for a little bit.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

The team also found that the disconnect between photosynthesis and growth became even stronger during years when local weather swung between unusually wet and unusually dry conditions.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

He disconnects everything that will disconnect; he lays its parts out on the floor and holds them one by one to the light.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

“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

But “a switch goes off in a narcissist’s brain that disconnects them emotionally from you.”

From Slate Jul. 23, 2025

“There are so many disconnects and a lack of accountability for really protecting the lives of Indigenous and Black people in this state,” Kebec said.

From Salon Oct. 5, 2024

And with that, he reaches up and disconnects our Link.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

The framework, created by researchers at Heidelberg University's Institute for Theoretical Physics, explains how quasiparticles emerge and links two previously disconnected quantum states.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

The power plants can operate fully disconnected from the grid, though they may eventually be connected.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

The mortality impact of being socially disconnected is greater than that of obesity and physical inactivity, Murthy said.

From MarketWatch Jun. 19, 2026

Over time, the profession risks becoming intellectually narrow and disconnected from the people it is meant to help.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

His body and mind felt oddly disconnected now, his limbs working without conscious instruction, as if he were passenger, not driver, in the body he was about to leave.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

"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

But the fear of missing out, or “FOMO,” that comes with disconnecting can be equally daunting, some say.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 21, 2026

Some technology companies are fighting a potential solution: disconnecting the data centers from the grid when electricity is in short supply.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 6, 2026

The “intention-action gap” is massive — 81% of Gen Z says they wish disconnecting were easier, but revealed-preference theory suggests we should only believe what they do, not what they wish.

From MarketWatch Oct. 17, 2025

While I’m old enough to know Carl’s disappearance had nothing to do with my mom leaving, there’s no disconnecting the two in my mind.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone




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