disengage
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The Ethiopian authorities' 2019 report suggested the pilots followed steps to disengage the system, but even after manually trying to steady the plane, the system pushed the nose down until the aircraft crashed.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 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
The officer can then disengage from the pursuit while still tracking the suspect.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 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
But Five Point-backed companies’ handling of increasingly scarce resources somewhat disengages each of them from commodity price fluctuations, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
"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 you ignore prompts, the rim flashes red, and the system disengages and reverts to hands-on control.
From New York Times ● Sep. 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
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
I disengaged this autopilot by saying “Generate the document,” then continued to write and edit myself, as usual.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
It’s remarkable — and discouraging — how many people are disengaged from their own financial lives.
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
Lola disengaged from her aunt and wiped her face with her napkin.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
They are self-censoring and disengaging from campaign activism to avoid punitive measures.
From Salon ● May 28, 2026
Europe, the official said, finds itself alone because the Americans are disengaging with the region, meaning it must rely more on itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 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
“But I don’t believe that disengaging is the answer.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024
The solid snap of the lock disengaging rippled through Anya’s hand.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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