disconnected

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Front-month futures are actually quite disconnected from the physical barrels—both in timing and physical reality, Dave Ernsberger, president of S&P Global Energy, said on the sidelines of the CERAWeek conference last month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

“Positioning in equities is starkly disconnected from earnings growth, in line with an imminent drop, especially for MCG and tech and financials.”

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Willy might as well be delivering newspapers or mopping the kitchen floor, so disconnected are his gestures.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

“I mean, what is the purpose that they serve, other than speaking to other completely disconnected supposedly highbrow people that live in congested urban areas?”

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

But the only phone in his small southern Honduran town, which belongs to an agricultural cooperative, had been disconnected.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario