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uncouple

[uhn-kuhp-uhl] / ʌnˈkʌp əl /


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If you uncouple your net worth from your self-worth, navigating finances becomes less sensitive.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026

“You know I was married once, but that didn’t work out. It hurt to uncouple our lives from our dreams.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

"But in economics, we know that if payments are directly tied to penalties, that's restrictive, and it can't be optimal. So, we said, let's uncouple them and see what solution would happen."

From Science Daily • May 15, 2024

It’s tough to uncouple your want/work/have system from everyone and everything except your own morality, purpose and mental health.

From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2021

Instead of getting in there and taking things over, couldn’t we learn to disconnect altogether, uncouple, detach, and float free?

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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