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detach

[dih-tach] / dɪˈtætʃ /


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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

He tries to peel the image from the sticky yellow backing, to show her the next time he sees her, but it clings stubbornly, refusing to detach cleanly from the past.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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

After growth, electron irradiation detaches individual carbon atoms from the diamond's perfect crystal lattice.

From Science Daily Oct. 19, 2023

One of the pale shapes detaches from the others and swims toward her, but my shadow in the water makes it hesitate.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

Experts believe the flood was caused when part of a glacier and the bedrock underneath detached and plunged 4,000 feet into the valley below.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

"There's an intestine detached from the rest of the body, surrounded by tendrils of blood vessels from the yolk."

From Science Daily Sep. 1, 2026

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

It would include 175 for-sale, three-story detached single-family homes; 189 rental apartments in a four-story building and 34 rent-restricted apartments in a four-story building.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

How is it possible for a historical activity, such as scientific activity, to produce trans-historical truths, independent of history, detached from all bonds with both place and time and therefore eternally and universally valid?

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The ant reacts aggressively, biting the cone and accidentally detaching it from the anchor point.

From Science Daily Jun. 26, 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

It shows women dressed in distinctive crash helmets carrying the bottles and pyrotechnics to customers, before detaching them and pouring drinks.

From BBC Jan. 2, 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

When I move my fingers, they wriggle and I momentarily envision them detaching and crawling away.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung




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