unmoor

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To critics, the Fed’s latest moves highlight the risks of data dependence, or a flexible, judgment-based approach that they say can leave the central bank unmoored when data are scarce or unclear.

From Barron's

The loss of his wife has unmoored Ellis, making him less focused at a crucial time — he’s in danger of losing his biotech company — if no less energetic: He dances, he sings.

From Los Angeles Times

More than any other sports paraphernalia, the Yankees cap has become its very own fashion trend, unmoored from the sport or the team it represents.

From New York Times

O’Dowd’s character — a cheerful high school teacher — is unmoored by the destabilizing effect of the machine.

From Seattle Times

Despite the North’s social progress in guaranteeing universal income, health care and child care, Lucca is unmoored by its intrinsic materialism and spiritual chaos.

From Washington Post