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And despite the scrutiny, he treats fame with detachment.

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Killing from the sky has long offered the sort of detachment that warfare on the ground can’t match.

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When situated within this broader context of a professed commitment to scientific detachment, Oppenheimer’s behavior becomes more intelligible.

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I think there’s a detachment between the person and the people.

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Group Captain Henton's biography on the RAF's website states that she "has served at RAF Stations in the UK, and completed worldwide deployments and detachments".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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