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detachment

[dih-tach-muhnt] / dɪˈtætʃ mənt /




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Reading the astonishingly vicious responses directed at me, I felt something like detachment.

From Salon

“It’s a buffer against the loneliness and detachment so many kids feel today.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Instrument Serif’s designers have watched its spread with detachment.

From The Wall Street Journal

Romania, the lawmakers noted, is a reliable ally that has hosted a U.S. missile defense detachment since 2016.

From The Wall Street Journal

This change in mind-set fits within a broader cultural arc that includes the “Buddha-like” attitude and the “lying flat” movement—rejections of relentless competition in favor of detachment.

From Barron's