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decoupling

British  
/ diːˈkʌplɪŋ /

noun

  1. the separation of previously linked systems so that they may operate independently

  2. electronics the reduction or avoidance of undesired distortion or oscillations in a circuit, caused by unwanted common coupling between two or more circuits

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But decoupling from the US altogether would seem unrealistic - for both Canada and the EU.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

The discovery may also help explain another puzzling hallmark of aging called "protein-transcript decoupling."

From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026

"Any delusion of full decoupling isn't realistic on any near-term horizon", she told AFP.

From Barron's ● May 13, 2026

Even before the Iran crisis, this business was taking the shine off China’s tentative progress in decoupling growth from fossil-fuel consumption.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

Finally, they go, it will accept decoupling and modulation.

From The Belgian Curtain Europe after Communism by Samuel Vaknin

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