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Levanon has a theory about why the payoffs for advanced degrees have uncoupled: “More degrees chasing fewer of the positions those degrees were meant to unlock.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The measurements showed that when iron is scarce, as much as 25% of the proteins that capture light become "uncoupled" from the structures that convert that energy into usable chemical forms.

From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2026

Formerly reliable sources of information like seasonal changes in daylight can lose its utility as they become uncoupled.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2023

If Smith’s prediction comes true, Cal and the other defectors will be back once football is uncoupled from other college sports.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2023

If the combination becomes uncoupled, the means is lost for providing usable energy.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson