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detach

[dih-tach] / dɪˈtætʃ /


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I suggest you detach with love and repay the $1,000 he gave you.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

Stupp credits the therapy's effectiveness to supramolecular motion, meaning the ability of the molecules to move rapidly and even briefly detach from the nanofiber network.

From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026

“It plays on manipulation techniques,” said Small, who has now created a guide for others who are trying to understand how large language models work and are trying to detach themselves.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

More broadly it is difficult to detach the Powell intervention from what is going on elsewhere in the US.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

Instead of getting in there and taking things over, couldn’t we learn to disconnect altogether, uncouple, detach, and float free?

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas