lose touch
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He had previously apologised for the remarks and said his bipolar disorder had caused him to lose "touch with reality".
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
After Odd’s ignominious exit from the dinner table, he and Buddy reach a fragile peace back at school, then lose touch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
If clinicians could better distinguish voice hearers who develop psychosis and lose touch with reality from those who don’t, he thought, then maybe he could help steer more patients down a healthier path.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2025
But when they are bulldozed, their inhabitants lose touch with friends, documents, caseworkers, and public services.
From Slate ● Jan. 22, 2025
“His success among the white man never has made him lose touch with black reality,” Malcolm X said of Parks once.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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