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disentangle

[dis-en-tang-guhl] / ˌdɪs ɛnˈtæŋ gəl /


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However, Mihnea Cuibus, a senior researcher at the University of Oxford University's Migration Observatory, says it is "impossible" to disentangle the effects of government policy and other factors on small boat arrivals.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 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

Third, by demanding that plaintiffs disentangle race from politics, the court asks them to disprove the very structural reality that social network discrimination reveals.

From Slate ● May 22, 2026

Dill’s efforts to disentangle himself with dignity were only moderately successful: he rose from the pool like a small fantastical water monster, covered with green slime and dripping sheet.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

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

Kadelka and undergraduate student researchers recently published a study that disentangles the common design principles in these mathematical models for gene regulatory networks.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 23, 2024

“I agree that before we implement any sweeping limits on youth’s access to social media, we need to have more conclusive evidence that disentangles adolescent use from all other age groups.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2023

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

But Abby disentangles from Nick and walks toward me.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

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

Veterinarians then assessed whether Meatloaf could be safely disentangled in the water or needed to be brought in for further care, Jaros said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

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

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2025

Lauren Krasnoff, president of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Miami chapter, said Fortson’s race cannot be disentangled from discussion of the case when invoking the castle doctrine and Stand Your Ground.

From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024

TMa aha gripped with toe fury of hysteria, but he patiently disentangled her without minding the stabs.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Ghosting is uncanny not only because it deprives us of certain codified social rituals for disentangling our relationships.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

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

On-the-ground workers fighting plastic pollution by disentangling seals estimated to Salon that roughly 70 percent of the debris they encounter is in some way linked to commercial fishing.

From Salon ● Jan. 29, 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




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