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Just as people instinctively adjust their touch when another person pulls away, visible feedback from machines could help guide behavior and reduce unintentional damage.—New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026 The places where tectonic plates pull away from each other are significant too.—Ben Mather, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2026 The airplane door is closed, the steps are pulled away, and eventually Benson watches as the flight takes off.—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 6 Feb. 2026 As the Magic continued to pull away, Dëmin remained the lone constant for Brooklyn.—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pull away