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disentangle

[dis-en-tang-guhl] / ˌdɪs ɛnˈtæŋ gəl /


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And then, he insisted one should disentangle the benefits from the risk, as if that’s even possible.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

Third, by demanding that plaintiffs disentangle race from politics, the court asks them to disprove the very structural reality that social network discrimination reveals.

From Slate ● May 22, 2026

"To disentangle the relative roles of innovation and environmental change, we need further analyses of trait-dependent diversification, fossil-informed timelines and performance tests that link true crabs' sideways movement to adaptive advantages," Kawabata adds.

From Science Daily ● May 2, 2026

But they first have to disentangle a complex web of emotional, philosophical and practical considerations.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026

Adam would try to draw me back, to wrap an arm around my waist, but I’d disentangle myself and head back to the shadows.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

The researchers found it in much the same way that one disentangles a knot, by pulling on individual threads to see where they lead.

From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2024

Kadelka and undergraduate student researchers recently published a study that disentangles the common design principles in these mathematical models for gene regulatory networks.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 23, 2024

“I agree that before we implement any sweeping limits on youth’s access to social media, we need to have more conclusive evidence that disentangles adolescent use from all other age groups.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2023

A new study published today disentangles this link in mice, showing that speeding up a mouse’s heart rate made otherwise calm animals act more anxious.

From Science Magazine ● Feb. 28, 2023

But Abby disentangles from Nick and walks toward me.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

This means there are two separate reasons race and politics cannot be disentangled, only one of which depends on history.

From Slate ● May 22, 2026

Start with the claim that the tumor-shrinking effects of RP1 could not be disentangled from that of another immunotherapy that patients were taking concurrently.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

We will now learn whether Sir Keir's decision-making can really be disentangled from McSweeney's in this way.

From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026

While Figgis’ documentary doesn’t dwell on the problem, “Megadoc” does arguably end up suffering because that ethical knot is never fully disentangled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025

Arya disentangled herself from him and made a face.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

Ghosting is uncanny not only because it deprives us of certain codified social rituals for disentangling our relationships.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

Data from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation show transfers of state prison inmates to ICE custody have trended down since California began disentangling local and federal law enforcement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2025

But disentangling this chicken-egg arrangement must start somewhere.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2024

Recently, I led an international team of biologists and archaeologists in disentangling the mysteries of how this transformation happens.

From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2023

She hugged them tightly before disentangling herself from four arms.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson


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