detach
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Lloyd said Ethan "seemed to detach himself entirely from this whole nine months in a way".
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Marriott said they also found people would "emotionally detach themselves" from images once they discovered they had been generated by AI.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Two additional large sections of the floating ice tongue are expected to detach in the near future as rifts that have been developing for years continue to cut through the ice.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
But it’s also possible that AI products that mimic human conversation will detach us from engaging with the thoughts and feelings of other people around us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
She looked at her son critically, trying to detach herself and see him as others might.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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Ter Kulve is set to lead the company behind Ben & Jerry’s and Breyers as it detaches from consumer-goods giant Unilever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 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
"Normally, buoyancy detaches these surface bubbles when they are millimeters in diameter, allowing them to escape and take the heat away as steam," said Boreyko.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023
I watch as he locks his helmet on the back of his bike, then detaches a camera bag from the handlebars.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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In the room where he's talking there are a dozen normal chairs and away to the side, detached from the rest, is an elaborate seat.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
When the model includes a grounding zone measuring 4 to 6 kilometers across, it predicts a 60% probability that Thwaites will become detached from Mouginot Ridge by the end of the century.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
It’s good that “investors are questioning this in real time before you reach those peak euphoria moments where things get completely detached from reality in fundamentals,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
According to a study from the NAHB, detached single-family home buyers spend about $8,700 more on things like furnishings, remodeling and appliances in the year after closing than people who didn’t buy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Shortly before lunch, Mrs. Weasley detached Harry from the others by asking him to help identify a lone man’s sock that she thought might have come out of his rucksack.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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The ant reacts aggressively, biting the cone and accidentally detaching it from the anchor point.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
Visual effects company Weta created the effect of Vecna’s head detaching from his body.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 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
I'll vent it into the Hab via the highly scientific method of detaching the tank from the MAV landing struts, bringing it into the Hab, then opening the valve until it's empty.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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