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

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

The Bennetts' history with Sexton began in 2011, when they became desperate to leave their £160,000 detached house in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, because of long-term disturbance related to nearby building work.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

“That implies a detached attitude. I think my attitude is more selfish. I have learned to save myself useless emotion.”

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie