unplug
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"You can unplug from the Bitcoin network any time but signing a GPU colocation lease for 10 or 20 years means steady revenue and a commitment to keep the infrastructure up for the tenants."
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
On Thursday, two members of Congress unveiled a bipartisan bill requiring makers of the most powerful AI models to build in a kill switch -- a way to unplug a model outright.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
“This is an opportunity to unplug from our daily lives,” she tells the assembled group, amid nods and murmurs of agreement.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
The simplest solution, naturally, would be to unplug altogether, ditching your smart TV for an old-fashioned antenna system and turning back to physical media players instead of streamers.
From Slate ● May 3, 2026
He took two tries to get onto his feet and took a minute to unplug some things and plug in others, and then finally the stereo whirred to life.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
But are there consequences if everyone unplugs from the system?
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2022
Ed Begley Jr. unplugs all of the appliances in George's kitchen, announcing, "I'm a real environmentalist; you say you are, but these incandescent bulbs in this giant-sized margarita machine tell a different story."
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2016
My father is so cheap when we go to bed he unplugs the clocks.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2015
At one point, someone unplugs a hard drive.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2015
She gets me out of bed, straps me into my chair, unplugs the Medi-Talker from the charger, and hooks me up.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
She claimed she was off work and home alone—that she had unplugged her phone and gone to bed.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
We were unplugged by necessity, by force majeure, by decree of Xcel Energy Inc., and compelled to set aside our screens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
His stove — which he assures has been unplugged — is stacked high with his hat collection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
In 2020, economist Paul Milgrom unplugged the phone when the Nobel committee called - in the middle of the night - to tell him he had won the Nobel for economics.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025
In the absence of the Batys and Pris he found himself fading out, becoming strangely like the inert television set which he had just unplugged.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
But beyond the material hardships, many describe a similar feeling: the impossibility of unplugging from their problems.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
What we need is a culture capable of making that unplugging last.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
I work at a major social-media company and read your column about Gen Z unplugging while I was scrolling Instagram during my morning commute.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2025
“It would be a bit like unplugging the equipment that monitors the vital signs of a patient that is critically ill,” said Edward Maibach, a professor at George Mason University.
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2025
I’m up, unplugging the charger, and stuffing it into one of my wondercoat’s many pockets.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
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