disconnect
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One reason for that disconnect: Before the U.S.-Iran war, many investors had expected the Fed to lower interest rates this year to ensure the economy didn’t slip into a recession.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
While 75% of Americans said lifestyle behaviors are very important for maintaining brain health as they age, there’s a disconnect when it comes to people realizing these habits can reduce the risk of dementia.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
The DWP then came in to disconnect the system on the customer side of the meter, spokesperson Riana Basuel wrote in an email.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
The team also found that the disconnect between photosynthesis and growth became even stronger during years when local weather swung between unusually wet and unusually dry conditions.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
“People have been calling him all day demanding that he renew our lease. He had to disconnect his phone.”
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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“This space is on fire despite stock price disconnects YTD for basically all of AI semis,” Melius Research analyst Ben Reitzes wrote on Friday.
From Barron's ● Mar. 9, 2026
Kill Switch Feature: This automatically disconnects your internet if the VPN connection drops, preventing your data from being exposed accidentally.
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2026
Current and former employees say Vaughn needs to reignite morale and end disconnects with corporate executives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
But “a switch goes off in a narcissist’s brain that disconnects them emotionally from you.”
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2025
It sends a current through me, and for at least a moment, disconnects me from my thoughts.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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"A lot of my friends have felt disconnected the entire tournament due to the tickets being unaffordable," added Ray.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
The FAA attributed the outage to employees at FAA contractor L3Harris, who disconnected equipment while moving it to a different facility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
“But the problem now is that they’ve become quite disconnected from fundamentals.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
The framework, created by researchers at Heidelberg University's Institute for Theoretical Physics, explains how quasiparticles emerge and links two previously disconnected quantum states.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
Dad’s disconnected the automatic closer so it swings easily and stays cooperatively to the side.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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A section of the River Kemp, in south Shropshire, had been straightened by landowners in the 1800s, disconnecting it from its natural floodplain and reducing biodiversity.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
"I was bored sometimes, and that's okay," West recalled one recent evening at a city community garden where detox participants met to share their struggles and joys of disconnecting.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
Nor does it reckon with data on straight men’s growing acceptance of homosexuality or the role of technology in connecting and disconnecting people, or evidence of declining associational activities in general.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
But the fear of missing out, or “FOMO,” that comes with disconnecting can be equally daunting, some say.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026
While I’m old enough to know Carl’s disappearance had nothing to do with my mom leaving, there’s no disconnecting the two in my mind.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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