detach
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When the ice becomes thin enough, large portions can suddenly detach and break away at once.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Still, few experts believe Israel can fully detach itself from the United States in the foreseeable future.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
Your second choice is to detach with love and repay the $1,000, as he suggests he needs it more than you do.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026
Trying to please everyone in this industry is impossible and the only way to accept that is to detach from the online world and just live in the real world.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026
We were seated by the fire, as just now described, and Miss Havisham still had Estella’s arm drawn through her own, and still clutched Estella’s hand in hers, when Estella gradually began to detach herself.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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