detached
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“A detached pool house with full bathroom and sauna offers ideal flexibility for guests, wellness, or office use, while additional detached flex spaces provide versatility for a variety of needs,” the listing continued.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
“The fears … are all detached from reality,” said Kevin Pratt, an executive with the developer Pacifico Energy, at the meeting.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
"They had a very distant attitude," a spokesman for Portugal's GNR police force, Carlos Canatario, told Portuguese television station SIC, adding the pair appeared "detached".
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
The contradiction feels central to her work: local and global at once, deeply rooted yet emotionally detached.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Then a shadow detached itself from the rocky incline and took on the general form—if not the exact appearance—of Milligan.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
Vocabulary lists containing detached
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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"A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman
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