disengage

Ironically, while Expo Park desperately needs to connect, Oschin’s galleries succeed most when they disengage from the world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

"At that stage our members would not continue in that pursuit and the directions that were given by our command and control centre were to disengage," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 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

More often, patients simply disengage and drop out of therapy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

It took a long time for me to disengage myself from this excitement, and on the blindest, most visceral level, I never really have, and never will.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin

My hope is that he disengages from the issue.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

Tesla’s FSD controls steering, acceleration and braking, but requires close human supervision and intervention if it disengages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

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

As Maysilee Donner bravely disengages herself and heads for the stage, I catch a glimpse of my mother at my age, and no one has exaggerated her beauty.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

This is just one more way in which Wall Street has become more disengaged from our everyday lives — something I call the Wall Street-Main Street disconnect.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

It concludes that the true challenge for Newsom is not just securing the nomination, but mobilizing disaffected and disengaged voters who may otherwise sit out another election.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 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

Autopilot was disengaged, the pilots declared an emergency and descended immediately as passenger oxygen masks dropped, according to the report.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

He started forward to take her in his arms, but she disengaged herself rather hurriedly, partly because she was still holding the tool bag.

From "1984" by George Orwell

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

But choosing to sit out doesn’t mean disengaging from the fight for democracy altogether.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2025

Ned stood, gently disengaging himself from Sansa's grasp.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin