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disengages

  • present tense form of disengage (3rd person singular).

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But Five Point-backed companies’ handling of increasingly scarce resources somewhat disengages each of them from commodity price fluctuations, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

"It just disengages somebody - one half of the couple - because they don't have any of the information," she says.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025

If a pitcher disengages a third time and doesn’t record an out, a balk is called and all runners advance one base.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2023

If a pitcher disengages a third time for a pickoff attempt, the runner advances one base if the attempt fails.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2022

Finally the deadbolt disengages, and I pull the door open, revealing the treasure trove of survival gear.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman