detached

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And for one of the many Netflix touches — “Thing,” the lovable detached hand from the streamer’s Addams family spinoff “Wednesday,” will be throwing the first pitch.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

"I was completely detached from reality. It was really scary and I was admitted to a general psychiatric ward and separated from my baby at the time."

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

The same mindset governs: evidentiary maximalism detached from clinical reality, indifference to patient urgency, and hostility to the flexibility Congress intended.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Other stocks on the screen are not negatively correlated to AI chips, but have extremely low positive correlations, making them largely detached from the data center trade.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

As I watched, Olive detached herself from the family and staggered on the slanting deck to the railing.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck