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Once retreat began, this setting allowed large portions of ice to detach quickly and in sequence.

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A BBC reporter on the scene said two police officers were guarding the door of a semi detached house behind a police cordon.

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Over time, these detached fragments are carried sideways for more than 1,000 kilometers into the oceanic mantle, where they feed volcanic activity for tens of millions of years.

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Flesh tells the story of an alluring, enigmatic and emotionally detached man who is swept through different phases of his life, from a Hungarian housing estate to the world of the ultra-rich in London.

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The strategists declare the “defining feature” of a financial bubble is when asset prices are detached from any notion of fundamental value.

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

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