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Adjective
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Our far more divided country disagrees about basic goals.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025 -
And in a time in which the world can feel very divided, this is more important than ever.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This was to help end the puppy mill industry, where dogs are bred en masse, leading them to be born and raised in filthy and neglected conditions.—
Andrew Sheeler,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Feb. 2025
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If coordinated correctly, Trump’s tariff threats offer an enormous opportunity for America’s neglected waterfront.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But the findings won’t be able to say how abandoned land should be managed, or whether people should try to manage it at all.—
ByDan Charles,
science.org,
2 Jan. 2025
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A day later his car was found abandoned but undamaged in a parking lot near Congaree National Park about 20 miles southeast of Columbia.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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These speeches then feel didactic in a way Shepard’s script never does, their fourth-wall-breaking execution making the play feel disjointed and self-consciously stagy — which is also a problem with the performances.—
Maya Phillips,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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To be sure, disjointed, weak, or ambivalent cultures may be as problematic as a cult, resulting in a pathological sense of chaos, unpredictability, and anarchic individualism where cooperation and team work become an impossibility.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Without addressing these challenges, partners may feel disconnected and unfulfilled in the relationship, which can lead to them growing apart emotionally and physically.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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Between 2022 and 2024, Holt lost roughly $110,000 — a loss that left him completely disconnected from his life.—
Windsor Johnston,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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One adult who lives in the detached garage and six adults and three cats who live in an adjacent home were displaced by the fire, according to the post.—
Graeme Taskerud,
The Denver Post,
28 Feb. 2025
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These parents fulfill their child’s basic needs—food, shelter and clothing—but remain emotionally detached and disengaged.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But police, court records and witnesses are beginning to link a series of six seemingly unconnected deaths across the country.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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Is the defense of Europe really unconnected to U.S. security?—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Adrift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adrift. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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