detach
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Two additional large sections of the floating ice tongue are expected to detach in the near future as rifts that have been developing for years continue to cut through the ice.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
But even if you detach Reddit entirely from the LLM conversation, it’s still a growing platform that users truly love, and one I believe leaders should pay more attention to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
While he admits it will be practically impossible to completely detach himself from soccer, he said there are important things to accomplish off the field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
The Dragon effectively functions as a lifeboat - attached to the station but ready to detach the moment the order is given.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
For one moment, it seemed to detach itself and take the shape of a person.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
By losing control, they exposed how fragile authorship becomes once ownership detaches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
From the surface displacements, the researchers could glean clues to what was happening 1000 meters below, near the so-called grounding line—the spot where the frozen behemoth detaches from bedrock.
From Science Magazine ● May 19, 2024
As the soil dries, the thistle dies and detaches from the root.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
"Normally, buoyancy detaches these surface bubbles when they are millimeters in diameter, allowing them to escape and take the heat away as steam," said Boreyko.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023
I watch as he locks his helmet on the back of his bike, then detaches a camera bag from the handlebars.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
The Tiny Tim needledrops, an in-universe parody of Adam West’s Batman, the irony of its main character finding fulfillment as a fry cook — it all pointed toward Gen X’s wry, detached view of culture.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Minnie Driver is sadly underused as the school’s detached dean.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
A detached two-story guesthouse sits on the property with a centerpiece rooftop vantage point presenting breathtaking views of the iconic Surfrider Beach, Malibu Lagoon, and rolling mountains.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
To her owners, Gelsomina is simply a beloved pet who is growing increasingly detached and unwell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Roz watched as her detached foot sailed over the edge and plummeted down to the shore below.
From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
Dr. Kiat explains that feathers grow over two to three weeks before detaching from the blood supply and becoming nonliving material.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2026
Weiss is of the opinion that CBS is on the cusp of unlocking a new golden age of journalism, and that this is achievable only by detaching the network from party lines.
From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2026
Investigators have said the accident was caused by one of the engines catching fire and detaching during takeoff.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2025
They administered a sedative before carefully detaching him and applying a tight bandage to the wound.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2025
Also it says in the book Sherlock Holmes had, in a very remarkable degree, the power of detaching his mind at will.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
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