detachment
Example Sentences
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Detachment from the dollar-centric financial system could be one reason for the gain.
From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025
Detachment is what the enemies of a hopeful, affectionate future want, and Paddington would never stand for such a thing!
From Salon • Jan. 20, 2025
On board the plane were 12 paratroopers with the 11th Airborne Division, five soldiers in a Counter-intelligence Detachment assigned to the paratroopers, 10 Japanese-American linguists in the Military Intelligence Service and four crew members.
From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024
Etched into the granite are the words, “In Memory of the Buffalo Soldiers who served with the 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments as part of the United States Military Academy Cavalry Detachment at West Point.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2021
This first group of MK soldiers was christened the Luthuli Detachment and they were the spearhead of the armed struggle.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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The Pearl
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