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Recent Examples of pull away
The CIOs who understand that are about to pull away from the ones who do not.
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Julie Averill,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
The bunched leaderboard, the inability to pull away, the momentum changing with virtually every shot.
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ABC News,
20 June 2026
Nneka Ogwumike and Cameron Brink helped the Sparks pull away in overtime to secure their third consecutive win.
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Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Make physical contact Many people instinctively pull away during conflict, but Grines says couples who can hold hands while disagreeing tend to recover faster.
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Angela Haupt,
Time,
11 June 2026
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Julie Averill,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
The bunched leaderboard, the inability to pull away, the momentum changing with virtually every shot.
—
ABC News,
20 June 2026
Nneka Ogwumike and Cameron Brink helped the Sparks pull away in overtime to secure their third consecutive win.
—
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Make physical contact Many people instinctively pull away during conflict, but Grines says couples who can hold hands while disagreeing tend to recover faster.
—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
11 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for pull away
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull away
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Trump made no mention of Roosevelt having detached the retina of his left eye during one such sparring session.
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Trump made no mention of Roosevelt having detached the retina of his left eye during one such sparring session.
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Their drama is already stale, and between Nathan’s touchiness and Joe’s mistreatment of women, their fight over who is a better guy, a better seaman, a better worker, a better boyfriend is disengaging at best and aggravating at worst.
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Garcia said some students have disengaged from campus life or withdrawn from classes altogether.
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Officers learned that the victim who reported the incident initially fled the location, and the three suspects allegedly followed in pursuit.
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There was an active arrest warrant for the man for fleeing and eluding, Tony said, and DNA samples had tied him to multiple other crimes.
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On Sunday, June 14, the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) disentangled a relatively small humpback whale after recreational boaters spotted the animal anchored in fishing gear in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary late that morning, CCS said in a press release.
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The patterns bear the hallmarks of overlapping portfolio-management strategies, often index-based and much of it likely automated, and all of it difficult to disentangle.
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Those who rely on custom mobility devices still have to fly commercial or find another way to get to the games, and risk damage to their wheelchairs in the process.
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Last year, Jackie and Shadow’s eaglets (Sunny and Gizmo) were about a month older during the fireworks show and had already grown enough feathers to fly away from the nest.
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The reason is that the administration has shrunk the requirements for reports of immunization from states, changing the reports from mandated to voluntary.
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Just verify messages directly, use a password manager, turn on account alerts and shrink the personal data brokers keep on you.
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With five seasons of Disney media training under their belts, the trio didn’t flinch.
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Sipp slightly flinched his left arm before throwing a pitch to Emmanuel Burriss, allowing Miguel Tejada to score and sending San Francisco to its fourth straight win.
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One officer moved Nikolau over so her soon-to-be husband, Beerkus, could climb down.
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The civilian was instructed to climb down the cliff face to the shoreline before the rock gave way.
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“Pull away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20away. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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