disassociate
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In Arkansas, one chapter completely changed its name to disassociate itself from the Kirk-founded organisation, unhappy with the direction in which students felt it was heading.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
In trying to disassociate herself from the scandal, Melania’s lack of acknowledgment of her husband’s ties to Epstein stands out as a confusing, but increasingly familiar, bit of cognitive dissonance.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2026
He thinks the problem is worse in cities, where "you disassociate yourself" and might not worry as much about disturbing fellow passengers.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025
From an early age, he learned to disassociate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2024
In 1901, in fact, in order to more fully disassociate itself from the infamous prison, the town changed its name to Ossining.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
Notably, reformist President Mohammad Khatami’s foreign minister in 1998 said that the “government disassociates itself from any reward which has been offered in this regard and does not support it.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 13, 2022
If there’s a central theme to the collection, it’s that illness disassociates us from ourselves, even if we survive it.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2021
He added, “On a general level, Cryos disassociates itself from any form of serial sperm donation due to the importance of not exceeding national pregnancy quotas” in each country to which they send sperm.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2021
A diplomat says some of the "disassociates" are certainly working for Iran.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2019
Such a temper as this naturally disassociates them from reality and makes them contemptuous of contradictory experiences.
From Modern Religious Cults and Movements by Gaius Glenn Atkins
"It has truly disassociated us from the impact of our words."
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2025
“But sometimes I feel disassociated from the extreme left.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024
Because if I were in your situation, I probably would have disassociated.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2024
Museums such as the Louvre, the Tate museums, and the National Portrait Gallery in London have also disassociated themselves from the Sackler family.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 6, 2024
He felt curiously disassociated from all that he had heard.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
Delevingne has previously spoken about struggling with depression and how she became "very good at disassociating from emotion completely".
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
“I would say that just because you're disassociating from politics doesn't mean it is disassociating from you. And at the end of the day, politics do matter.”
From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2024
What quickly becomes apparent is that they are lying to themselves and each other — coping, disassociating, self-soothing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2024
She was regularly disassociating, she said, looking down at her hands and wondering whose they were.
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2023
He sat a little to one side, disassociating himself from what was going forward, watching the others calmly, a little contemptuously, a cigarette in his fingers.
From The Octopus : A story of California by Frank Norris
