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disengage

[dis-en-geyj] / ˌdɪs ɛnˈgeɪdʒ /


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The inquiry said the move to secondary education was a key moment where students can start to disengage with school.

From BBC Jun. 29, 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

He sketches out what looks like a spider's web where each strand represents a point at which a teenager could drop out of education, lose a job or disengage entirely.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2026

Gulf countries also broadly support the effort, though they worry the U.S. could disengage before security concerns raised by Iran’s bombardment of the region during the war are addressed.

From The Wall Street Journal May 25, 2026

Sefia watched one of the tallest men in the crew disengage from the rest of the group and trot over to where Hatchet and Redbeard sat.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

"Sometimes, especially if it's fast-paced, she disengages and she doesn't want to play because she doesn't understand what she needs to do."

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

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

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 a pitcher disengages a third time for a pickoff attempt, the runner advances one base if the attempt fails.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 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

Narratives of Jewish persecution—predominantly those around the Holocaust—have, she pointed out, deeply engaged non-Jewish audiences, who yet remain disengaged from, and often uneasy about, the real lives of contemporary Jews.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Mayra Goulart, political science professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, told AFP the main challenge for Lula and Flavio will be to reach "disengaged voters" who are highly likely to abstain.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

Authorities said they had “tactically disengaged while continuing to monitor the situation.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Conley says while some children "might get headaches and become disengaged in learning", those with special educational needs "really can't cope".

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Waiting for an opportune moment of parental distraction, she calmly disengaged herself and followed the sign.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

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

“And when you venture outside of it, it can be quite disengaging for people.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2025

The 55-year-old - who was representing himself but refused to attend his hearing after disengaging during his trial - was also found guilty of encouraging his brother to get in contact with the Maitlis family.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2025

The solid snap of the lock disengaging rippled through Anya’s hand.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




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