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After the vehicle is fully charged, the system automatically detaches the robotic arm.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025 -
There is also a higher risk of retinal detachment, in which the retina detaches from the back of the eye.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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But a leader who disengages with clarity shows both authority and care.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Just before the slope, I-See engages Eco-Roll, which disengages the driveline and lets the truck roll for the optimum period before re-engaging the driveline.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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Players take on the role of Enzo Favaro, a miner who survives a tunnel collapse and flees the pit after insubordinately attacking a cruel underboss.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Blazy gives Odhiang a deep hug, jogs around the runway, and flees toward the exit, smiling.—
Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
14 Oct. 2025
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The flag of the Wilton Rancheria now flies alongside Elk Grove’s city flag in what leaders said is a historic moment for both city and tribe.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Taurid meteor shower blooms when Earth flies through debris left behind by Comet 2P/Encke.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
3 Nov. 2025
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The basis of the action is that artists with accurate streaming data suffer when others have inflated figures, because their proportional share of Spotify’s royalty pool shrinks.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
3 Nov. 2025
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Released under Toyota Group's Daihatsu badge, the Kayoibako-K shrinks the general concept down even more, this time to kei car size.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Oct. 2025
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After doing a little magic, Kufrin reaches into the cauldron and pulls out a series of sonogram images.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Personally, the scene where Mansu pulls out his tooth felt less like resignation and more like a strange liberation.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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Sheinbaum quickly moves away and visibly flinches as the man attempts to put his arm around her.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Snakes must move incredibly quickly to sink their fangs into prey before the victim flinches.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
23 Oct. 2025
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When fired for real in the film, the first intercepting missile malfunctions and falls back to earth.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Longs should use that as their downside protection level, if GM falls back into the gap things get murky.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Pulls away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulls%20away. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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