detachment
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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
And to resist the temptation to detachment, especially through screens, which soon enough may not even look like screens but like part of man’s natural landscape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
The crisis we face is not a lack of information; it is a profound detachment from reality.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
It keeps a detachment of soldiers on board despite frequent harassment by Chinese ships.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
Mr. Jacobs spoke with an easy detachment, a combination of fear and humor that only centered on himself.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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
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’s home to two key U.S. drone bases and at least 1,000 American military personnel, in addition to military detachments from France, Italy and other European countries.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 31, 2023
Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Telegram: "Today, the settlement of Krasna Hora was taken by assault detachments of the Wagner PMC."
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2023
They kept filling out in separate detachments into the afternoon.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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