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disconnection

[dis-kuh-nek-shuhn] / ˌdɪs kəˈnɛk ʃən /
NOUN
separation
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The problem is that this disconnection does not always disappear once the danger has passed.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

The country's entire electricity grid suffered "total disconnection" that triggered a nationwide outage, Cuba's energy ministry said.

From BBC ● Sep. 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

She adds that Jess's place in the group reflects that sense of quiet disconnection, "She tries to connect, but doesn't always get it right."

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

Somehow, Jesse had escaped that degree of anger and disconnection.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

Padilla said the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program, or LIHWAP, has proved successful in preventing disconnections of water service, restoring service after shutoffs, and helping those who are struggling to afford their water bills.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2024

Lumen will pay $825,000 in a settlement to 1,099 Washington customers whose landline telephones were shut off in violation of an emergency moratorium on disconnections, the state Attorney General’s office announced Thursday.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2023

SKY saw about 232,000 disconnections with a 13.8% dip in revenue.

From Reuters ● Oct. 26, 2023

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

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 Ray Cummings




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