detach
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Now, once defenders are past the ball and no longer in a position to push, they have to detach and rejoin from behind the back foot.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Marriott said they also found people would "emotionally detach themselves" from images once they discovered they had been generated by AI.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Two additional ice islands, with estimated areas of about 97 and 87 sq km, could eventually detach as existing rifts continue spreading across the floating ice tongue.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
“As a referee — contrary to what many people might think — you detach yourself from many situations, from the noise, from the pressure,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Bits of the hills began to detach and creep after them.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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By losing control, they exposed how fragile authorship becomes once ownership detaches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
From the surface displacements, the researchers could glean clues to what was happening 1000 meters below, near the so-called grounding line—the spot where the frozen behemoth detaches from bedrock.
From Science Magazine ● May 19, 2024
When, for example, a leaf detaches from a tree and falls to the ground, it begins to break down immediately.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
As the soil dries, the thistle dies and detaches from the root.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
I watch as he locks his helmet on the back of his bike, then detaches a camera bag from the handlebars.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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When the model includes a grounding zone measuring 4 to 6 kilometers across, it predicts a 60% probability that Thwaites will become detached from Mouginot Ridge by the end of the century.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, has warned that AI stocks have become detached from financial fundamentals, pushing markets to precarious highs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
It’s good that “investors are questioning this in real time before you reach those peak euphoria moments where things get completely detached from reality in fundamentals,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
According to a study from the NAHB, detached single-family home buyers spend about $8,700 more on things like furnishings, remodeling and appliances in the year after closing than people who didn’t buy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
His house was detached from those around it, surrounded by flowers that bloomed in splendid colors and overwhelming fragrances.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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A teenage boy with lymphoma says he coped with the return of his cancer by detaching himself from his illness, following advice from his father who also faced the disease.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
The ant reacts aggressively, biting the cone and accidentally detaching it from the anchor point.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
Investigators have said the accident was caused by one of the engines catching fire and detaching during takeoff.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2025
Jackson charged Gorsuch with disregarding “the clear design of the ADA” by fixating on “one isolated provision” and detaching it “from its place in the overall scheme.”
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2025
When I move my fingers, they wriggle and I momentarily envision them detaching and crawling away.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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