detach
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The researchers observed that dying cells alter their shape, detach from nearby structures, and leave behind a residue they call "the footprint of death."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026
“Especially when people are laid off, the first thing many do is roll over,” said Christopher Bahnsen, an adviser in Arvada, Colo. “Emotionally, these people want to detach from that employer.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
While he admits it will be practically impossible to completely detach himself from soccer, he said there are important things to accomplish off the field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
The Dragon effectively functions as a lifeboat - attached to the station but ready to detach the moment the order is given.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Instead of getting in there and taking things over, couldn’t we learn to disconnect altogether, uncouple, detach, and float free?
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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By losing control, they exposed how fragile authorship becomes once ownership detaches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
This idea describes how hot, dense rock gradually detaches from the base of tectonic plates after continents split, behaving somewhat like blobs rising and falling in a lava lamp.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2025
From the surface displacements, the researchers could glean clues to what was happening 1000 meters below, near the so-called grounding line—the spot where the frozen behemoth detaches from bedrock.
From Science Magazine ● May 19, 2024
As the soil dries, the thistle dies and detaches from the root.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
Keenan is nowhere to be seen, but a woman draped in rags detaches herself from a wall and approaches me.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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To her owners, Gelsomina is simply a beloved pet who is growing increasingly detached and unwell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
They were selling the three-bedroom terrace they'd renovated and buying her parents' four-bedroom detached house in the countryside.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
The sprawling compound comes with a detached three-bedroom guesthouse, an office with an apartment above the garage, and expansive terraces.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Ryanair in a statement said the flight "returned to Thessaloniki shortly after takeoff when a passenger window detached during the flight. The aircraft landed normally and the passengers returned to the terminal."
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
In response to Davis's beckoning finger, a man detached himself from a nearby wall against which he was leaning and came up to them.
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
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Dr. Kiat explains that feathers grow over two to three weeks before detaching from the blood supply and becoming nonliving material.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2026
Weiss is of the opinion that CBS is on the cusp of unlocking a new golden age of journalism, and that this is achievable only by detaching the network from party lines.
From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2026
Investigators have said the accident was caused by one of the engines catching fire and detaching during takeoff.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2025
In the more than 3,000 pages of documents released ahead of the hearing, the plane's crew described the violent decompression that resulted from the panel detaching mid-flight.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2024
There was no way for me to get out without detaching the bedroom, and no way to attach and pressurize the bedroom without being inside the rover.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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