detachment
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Nevertheless, nail detachment and discoloration remained approximately two to three times more common among GLP-1 users after these adjustments.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
More than 3,000 people are missing after a partial detachment of a glacier on a Nepalese mountain sparked the disaster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Bush's apparent detachment was striking throughout all the court proceedings I witnessed.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Unified, district officials emphasized detachment from the proposed legislation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
He sauntered around with calm detachment, which seemed only to increase his appeal.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
The military's statement said that box extended "up to the northern tip of Luzon, particularly Mavulis Island", which hosts small Philippine navy and marine detachments.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
The small U.S. detachments are not authorized or equipped to fight a war against the guard or anyone else.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
It’s home to two key U.S. drone bases and at least 1,000 American military personnel, in addition to military detachments from France, Italy and other European countries.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 31, 2023
It did not mention Wagner by name but it routinely refers to Wagner as "volunteer assault detachments".
From Reuters ● Jun. 11, 2023
Then he told of the reinforcements that arrived: Joseph Hooker with detachments from the Army of the Potomac; William Tecumseh Sherman with most of the Army of the Tennessee.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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