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detachment

[dih-tach-muhnt] / dɪˈtætʃ mənt /




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For the first time, the city has also got its own detachment of mounted police officers, workers have filled in the potholes and manhole covers have finally been laid flush with the surrounding pavement.

From Barron's Jul. 4, 2026

With his air of Olympian detachment, Greenspan will be remembered for his long stewardship of the US economy, during which GDP contracted only once.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

The crisis we face is not a lack of information; it is a profound detachment from reality.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

These facts are narrated with detachment by the protagonist herself.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

Captain Mallow, to whose Mark—the Right Fore—he had been sent on trial, had praised his courage and endurance but had not failed to notice the proud detachment of his nature.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

The military's statement said that box extended "up to the northern tip of Luzon, particularly Mavulis Island", which hosts small Philippine navy and marine detachments.

From Barron's Feb. 27, 2026

Group Captain Henton's biography on the RAF's website states that she "has served at RAF Stations in the UK, and completed worldwide deployments and detachments".

From BBC Jun. 25, 2025

The small U.S. detachments are not authorized or equipped to fight a war against the guard or anyone else.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 5, 2024

It did not mention Wagner by name but it routinely refers to Wagner as "volunteer assault detachments".

From Reuters Jun. 11, 2023

Then he told of the reinforcements that arrived: Joseph Hooker with detachments from the Army of the Potomac; William Tecumseh Sherman with most of the Army of the Tennessee.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt




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