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Recent Examples of disaffiliate
The vote came during the denomination’s first General Conference in several years, and after a quarter of Methodist congregations in the United States disaffiliated, including hundreds in North Carolina alone.
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Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2024
The five annual conferences in Texas saw 42% of total churches disaffiliate and 45% of all churches in Georgia’s two annual conferences disaffiliated, according to an analysis of data published by the Lewis Center for Church Leadership.
—Liam Adams, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
The small independent union was formed by a group of scientists who disaffiliated from the larger California State Employees’ Association, now known as SEIU Local 1000.
—Maya Miller, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2024
Given the prominence of religious institutions in Black culture, disaffiliating from religion can leave a void in terms of community.
—Kathryn Post, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Feb. 2024
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Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2024
The five annual conferences in Texas saw 42% of total churches disaffiliate and 45% of all churches in Georgia’s two annual conferences disaffiliated, according to an analysis of data published by the Lewis Center for Church Leadership.
—Liam Adams, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
The small independent union was formed by a group of scientists who disaffiliated from the larger California State Employees’ Association, now known as SEIU Local 1000.
—Maya Miller, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2024
Given the prominence of religious institutions in Black culture, disaffiliating from religion can leave a void in terms of community.
—Kathryn Post, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disaffiliate
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Directed by Stacey Gregg, the scene in which Angelica finds Ursula dissociating in the sunroom, gray rain beating down on the glass ceiling, is perfectly unnerving.Caroline Framke, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
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The signing was agreed with former sporting director Mateu Alemany still in that role, but Deco can’t be dissociated from the deal at all.Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
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Just barely beneath the surface of the joke lurks a slippery truth: For some, freedom has divorced us from the land, and therefore, from the roots of our food system.Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
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He was divorced from his first wife, Cynthia Powell, in 1968 and married Ono the following year.Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
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The byproduct has been in tap water for decades, but was hard to isolate.Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
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The decomposition products of chloramines are difficult to isolate and identify, and this substance has proven particularly elusive.Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 22 Nov. 2024
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Trudeau expressed confidence in resolving the issue through dialogue with Trump.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
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From Verywell Concussions start with an instantaneous change in neurological status and are followed by signs that typically resolve within weeks.Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 30 Nov. 2024
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Like many Pudu residents, the brothers have forged a family of sorts with others who are disadvantaged and detached from the mainstream.Richard Kuipers, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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The capsule, ligaments or labrum can be stretched, torn or detached from the bone during shoulder subluxation and dislocation.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
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The deal would uncouple reliable growth assets, such as the Peacock streaming service and NBCU’s sports properties, from the eroding economics of cable.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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The luxury house has experimented with different formats over the past few years, opting for the coed format in 2017 under former creative director Alessandro Michele and then reverting to separate showcases, uncoupling men’s and women’s collections, starting with the former in January 2023.Luisa Zargani, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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Lacking a tie-breaking vote could delay action at the FTC, such as when the commission was divided over 7-Eleven’s $21 billion purchase of Speedway stores in 2021.William Gavin, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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For months leading up to the 2024 election, polling demonstrated that Americans were sharply divided on the United States’ responsibility to support Ukraine.Dan Caldwell, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
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The phone number for the business was disconnected when called on Friday.Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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Note that a small cable connects the two pieces, so don't rip the cover free without disconnecting the pins.PCMAG, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
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“Disaffiliate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disaffiliate. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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