detached
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The street is made up of big, detached, roomy properties with plenty of garden space and several houses are listed for sale with asking prices in excess of £1million.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
The model is detached from external reality and lacks an inherent understanding of whether the output is correct.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
In a recent opinion article in Time magazine, Torres, the economist, urged Havana to "resist the temptation to leap from bureaucratic centralism to a harsh, socially detached form of capitalism."
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
The 26th president, Teddy Roosevelt, regularly invited professional boxers, military aides and guests to the executive mansion to spar, at least until he suffered a detached retina.
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2026
It was the first time she felt detached from him; while he was murmuring in her ear, she was mourning her money in the bank in Lagos.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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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