detaching

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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

Jackson charged Gorsuch with disregarding “the clear design of the ADA” by fixating on “one isolated provision” and detaching it “from its place in the overall scheme.”

From Slate • Jun. 23, 2025

They administered a sedative before carefully detaching him and applying a tight bandage to the wound.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2025

She seemed to be detaching herself from the world, growing ever lighter, more transparent, more winged.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende