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detachment

[dih-tach-muhnt] / dɪˈtætʃ mənt /




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These facts are narrated with detachment by the protagonist herself.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Beneath the coolness and detachment in her music, there's a refusal to romanticise struggle, even while turning it into art.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Then it could be time for detachment and noncontact.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

“Do they really know what degradation looks like? Have they smelled what a landfill smells like? There’s such a detachment between intent and actuality,” she says.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026

I was so far beyond ordinary exhaustion that I experienced a queer detachment from my body, as if I were observing my descent from a few feet overhead.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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