decouple
verb
de·cou·ple
(ˌ)dē-ˈkə-pəl 
decoupled; decoupling; decouples
: to eliminate the interrelationship of : separate
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to have a fruitful discussion, we need to decouple fact from opinion
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But in 1971, President Nixon decoupled the dollar from gold, which effectively ended the Bretton Woods system.
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Lisa Loud, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Musk stands to lose quite a bit from decoupling, as well as any increase in U.S.-China tensions, said Jia Qingguo, the former dean of the school of international studies at Peking University.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
This kind of machine promises to be absolutely transformational society-wide on a mass scale, decoupling productivity from population figures and potentially ushering in a post-capitalist world of plenty.
—New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2024
The big picture: Israel and the U.S. are both looking for ways to decouple Hezbollah from Hamas.
—Mike Allen, Axios, 22 Sep. 2024
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Lisa Loud, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Musk stands to lose quite a bit from decoupling, as well as any increase in U.S.-China tensions, said Jia Qingguo, the former dean of the school of international studies at Peking University.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
This kind of machine promises to be absolutely transformational society-wide on a mass scale, decoupling productivity from population figures and potentially ushering in a post-capitalist world of plenty.
—New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2024
The big picture: Israel and the U.S. are both looking for ways to decouple Hezbollah from Hamas.
—Mike Allen, Axios, 22 Sep. 2024
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“Decouple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decouple. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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