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detachment

[dih-tach-muhnt] / dɪˈtætʃ mənt /




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But myopia also increases the risk of cataracts, glaucoma, retinal detachment and other eye diseases later in life.

From The Wall Street Journal

He preserves an ironic detachment, refusing to take sides between the colonial French forces and the Communists fighting to take control of the country.

From The Wall Street Journal

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