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Adjective
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Good News Despite all the dire messaging from social media and other outlets about how divided Democrats and Republicans are on civic education, there is less division than meets the eye.—
Bruno V. Manno,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025 -
While President Trump hailed the attacks as a decisive blow to Iran's nuclear ambitions, reactions from regional and international experts reveal a far more divided picture.—
Majd Al-Waheidi,
NPR,
27 June 2025
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What’s a neglected part of your ME—your health, learning, or joy?—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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But the area where these cuts will be felt most acutely is with respect to elder abuse, which is already a neglected area of health care and social services.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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The 33 towns being considered for this project, which are expected to meet final approval in the coming weeks, are all on the brink of extinction with the number of empty and abandoned houses outnumbering those that are inhabited.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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The team had a group task to accomplish, yes, but at every checkpoint, people had to make the decision to be selfish or selfless, and the selfish ones got rewarded while the selfless were left abandoned and miserable on the loch.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The protectionist defenses of them are so disjointed and incoherent that the reasons for their appeal are challenging to discern.—
Joseph Palange,
National Review,
16 Apr. 2025
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This integrated approach reduces errors due to disjointed, human-dependent processes and decreases fees associated with international currency transactions.—
Benjamin Avraham,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Disengagement also typically signals a breakdown in trust: work feels disconnected from purpose, feedback goes unanswered and recognition is sporadic.—
Dilan Gomih,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Everyone in the movie is surrounded by technology — radios, computers, monitors — and yet most of them seem disconnected.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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There’s a gated driveway and car port tucked way off and alley, and a detached prefab ADU by Jason Halter of Wonder has a outside entrance from the street and adds another bedroom.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
14 June 2025
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Managing national security affairs is not a detached experiment.—
Arthur House,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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Some recent research from Rodger Kram’s group at the University of Colorado, completely unconnected to the Breaking4 initiative, suggested that drafting alone would indeed be enough to get Kipyegon to sub-four.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
12 June 2025
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One of the elements that makes the story unique is the unconventional structure, with three acts told in reverse, and the opening act initially feels unconnected to the rest of the film.—
William Earl,
Variety,
5 June 2025
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