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Adjective
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To be sure, the Trump administration may be too divided, distracted, or confrontational to play the winning hand it has been dealt.—
ELY RATNER,
Foreign Affairs,
27 May 2025 -
These contrasting remarks underscore Trump's complex and divided stance on two of America's most pressing foreign policy challenges.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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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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By upcycling a neglected garment, Hirsch hopes to give someone the chance to experience the beauty and craftsmanship that goes into creating a piece.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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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Brands can no longer afford to rely on a disjointed, uncertain approach to measurement.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Uncertain offseason looms after ugly playoff exit The Celtics quickly fell behind amid a disjointed start that featured turnovers on two of their first five possessions.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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Last year, New York looked completely disconnected.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Without this, leadership turns reactive and governance becomes disconnected.—
Carlos Hoyos,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Investigators at the scene found the housing to a side view mirror, a front driver’s side bumper component and a detached front driver’s side wheel trim.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
19 May 2025
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Cooking was done in a detached cookhouse, which also is open for viewing.—
Amy Bentley,
Oc Register,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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That just feels like a completely separate situation on a completely separate movie that’s totally unconnected.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
3 Apr. 2025
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Around the same time, a team unconnected to Assadi posted their own result that reduced the edge coloring time to the order of m times the cube root of n (opens a new tab).—
Steve Nadis,
Quanta Magazine,
12 May 2025
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“Adrift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adrift. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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