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"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

After she told the police last year, the woman seemed to disengage from further inquiries.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 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

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

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

"This not only disengages people from society generally. For that small minority who get really caught up in conspiracies, it can actually affect their behaviour," explained Prof Bobby Duffy, who led the research.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 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

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

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

It’s remarkable — and discouraging — how many people are disengaged from their own financial lives.

From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026

Lola disengaged from her aunt and wiped her face with her napkin.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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

We know many of them are tired, exhausted and already disengaging from politics to go into survival mode?

From Salon ● Dec. 9, 2024

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024

“Only a little tired of myself,” replied Estella, disengaging her arm, and moving to the great chimney-piece, where she stood looking down at the fire.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens