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
Lloyd said Ethan "seemed to detach himself entirely from this whole nine months in a way".
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
A more efficient process occurs when water remains in individual droplets that repeatedly form and detach.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
But even if you detach Reddit entirely from the LLM conversation, it’s still a growing platform that users truly love, and one I believe leaders should pay more attention to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
“I guess your brain isn’t Swiss cheese after all,” he said as he finally sat up to detach his simulation probes.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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By losing control, they exposed how fragile authorship becomes once ownership detaches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
As each fragment detaches, it can open "slab windows" where hot mantle material rises toward the surface, creating bursts of volcanic activity.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2025
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
As the soil dries, the thistle dies and detaches from the root.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
His sign flaps in the wind, then detaches and is sucked out the window.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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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
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
Since my visceral moment with the first film, my relationship to the “Friday the 13th” franchise has been detached.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
The home’s appeal extends beyond the main residence, with two additional detached structures that could accommodate a variety of uses.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
Populations, detached by the war, had roamed, squatted temporarily at first one region and then another.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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Dr. Kiat explains that feathers grow over two to three weeks before detaching from the blood supply and becoming nonliving material.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2026
Weiss is of the opinion that CBS is on the cusp of unlocking a new golden age of journalism, and that this is achievable only by detaching the network from party lines.
From Slate ● Jan. 6, 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
They administered a sedative before carefully detaching him and applying a tight bandage to the wound.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2025
“Are we still doing D.A. meetings this year, Harry?” asked Luna,who was detaching a pair of psychedelic spectacles from the middle of The Quibbler.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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