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disengage

[dis-en-gayj] / ˌdɪs ɛnˈgeɪdʒ /


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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

"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

Soon after Hitler’s invasion of Poland, Camus inveighed that “it’s always futile to try to disengage, even if it’s from other people’s stupidity and cruelty. You can’t say, ‘I don’t know.’

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

The officer can then disengage from the pursuit while still tracking the suspect.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026

Slowly I disengage myself from the wire, step out of its reach, and continue uphill.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

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

"It just disengages somebody - one half of the couple - because they don't have any of the information," she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 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

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

Everything has led to a massive fan disconnect with supporters disengaged from the senior leadership.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 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

With a deep breath, Sarai disengaged a moth from the ledge and spurred it forward, a single smithereen of darkness dispatched into the dim.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

In non-hybrid models, the AWD system consists of an electromagnetic coupling ahead of the rear differential, engaging and disengaging the rear wheels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 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

What advice do you have for people who are already feeling burnt out, exhausted and disengaging?

From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2025

“But I don’t believe that disengaging is the answer.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024

"What's your name?" he said, coming over and disengaging the rabbit from the snare.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins


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