disentangle

The science is not yet settled, of course, and it can be difficult to disentangle cause from effect.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

To disentangle herself from Wagoner, she had to pay a seven figure legal settlement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

That’s because the bubble’s promoters are promising that they can replace labor, so you can’t disentangle those two.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

"I was talking with other students who believe this technology can be used in swarm robotics -- where small robots can entangle, do a task and then disentangle when they are done," said Pezeshki.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 15, 2026

I disentangle from Garrett and end up pressed up between Simon and Bram.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

After TopicVelo disentangles this kludge of processes and organizes them by topic, it applies topic weights back onto the cells, to account for what percentage of each cell's transcriptional profile is involved in which activity.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 26, 2024

The researchers found it in much the same way that one disentangles a knot, by pulling on individual threads to see where they lead.

From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2024

A new study published today disentangles this link in mice, showing that speeding up a mouse’s heart rate made otherwise calm animals act more anxious.

From Science Magazine ● Feb. 28, 2023

"Anyone who disentangles a whale would say that it's the best thing they've ever done," she says.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2022

But Abby disentangles from Nick and walks toward me.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

This means there are two separate reasons race and politics cannot be disentangled, only one of which depends on history.

From Slate ● May 22, 2026

Start with the claim that the tumor-shrinking effects of RP1 could not be disentangled from that of another immunotherapy that patients were taking concurrently.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

While Figgis’ documentary doesn’t dwell on the problem, “Megadoc” does arguably end up suffering because that ethical knot is never fully disentangled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025

Rescuers said it appeared to take its last breath moments after being disentangled.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2025

Once she’s disentangled from all her cleaning supplies, I point at the glass ball.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Any attempt to undo the acquisition would mean disentangling the two.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

Data from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation show transfers of state prison inmates to ICE custody have trended down since California began disentangling local and federal law enforcement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2025

But disentangling this chicken-egg arrangement must start somewhere.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2024

Armed with the diaries, Saul, who lives in north London, began disentangling fact from fiction for a six-part podcast series, Devil in the Wilderness, for which he also composed the soundtrack.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2024

Another has been the problem of disentangling cause and effect in the rise of food production.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond