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detach

[dih-tach] / dɪˈtætʃ /


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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

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

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

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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