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disconnection

[dis-kuh-nek-shuhn] / ˌdɪs kəˈnɛk ʃən /
NOUN
separation
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"They're enjoying being able to be together without having to spend any money. There's access into dealing with loneliness, and disconnection and all the social problems that we're dealing with."

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

The World Health Organization describes social disconnection as a global health challenge, affecting roughly 1 in 6 people worldwide.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

"There has been a total disconnection from the national electricity generation system," the UNE power utility wrote on X, adding that it was "investigating the causes."

From Barron's Jul. 6, 2026

Men’s social disconnection is the subject of Andrew McCarthy’s “Who Needs Friends,” which shines in its more unvarnished portraits of the author’s own friends.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 14, 2026

Shanti had the idea that she should be comforted by this comment and this smile, but she wasn’t, and the disconnection troubled her.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

This model was designed with the same priorities as the previous models, with the added ingredient of design constraints, and prioritizing physically viable frames, for instance, with no disconnections or overlapping bars.

From Science Daily Oct. 20, 2023

With “Love Life,” the Japanese filmmaker is still focused on unspoken disconnections that only a shock to the system can expose.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2023

The firm's cable unit saw more than 5,000 net RGU disconnections in the quarter due to churn from expiring promotions and April price increases, Televisa said.

From Reuters Jul. 26, 2023

Privately industry voices are concerned that having ruled out disconnections, and paused prepayment meters, there is now a "charter for non-payers".

From BBC Feb. 4, 2023

Tako stood before us; he reached to the operating mechanisms under the dial-face at our belts, making some disconnections which we did not understand.

From The White Invaders by Cummings, Ray




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