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How to use the word disconnect in a Sentence?

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Today’s vote, on International Women’s Day no less, shows a real disconnect between the rhetoric we hear from elected leaders who claim to support victims of workplace sexual harassment and the pass they give to party loyalists in the next breath. It’s disheartening to say the least.

Naomi Seligman

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The best software doesn't speed up a slow processor. Unblock your conscience before starting to update yourself, if your attitudes are not compatible with thoughts, your self-esteem has a virus, if it does not format, disconnect from the internet and turn off bluetooth.

Wesley D'Amico

added by WesleyD'Amico
1 year ago

It is hard to see a reset on the horizon, with intensifying geopolitical flashpoints like the disconnect on Taiwan policy and China's relationship with Russia. Upcoming election cycles in Taiwan and in the United States risk further deterioration of the bilateral relationship. the US-China relationship reminds me of conflict-ridden relationships where at the end of the day, United States realize United States can't afford to get divorced.

United States

Found on CNN
1 year ago

What this sale will do is lock in about 188 square miles of public lands for oil and gas for the long-term, there's a fundamental disconnect with what they're doing with their lease sale and what they've committed on climate.

Mike Freeman

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I think where there's been a bit of a disconnect is some legislators and I think some folks in White House are like,' Oh my gosh, this won't solve the problem, so what will solve the problem ?' people are in sort of a frenzied place.

Abigail Spanberger

Found on CNN
1 year ago

This whole initiative was founded upon the disconnect I’ve seen over the years in the industry where we have hunters and anglers in the state of Wyoming [who] are footing a majority of the bill for wildlife management ... and conservation as well.

Taylor Phillips

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

It was such a disconnect. They were so dedicated and committed and compassionate about public health, but there was so much red tape and processes that there didn't seem to be a structure for pivoting from 'that's a great idea' to actually making it happen.

Shoshana Bernstein

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Even the most patient long-term shareholders can not be expected to endure the punishing underperformance and perpetual value disconnect seen at Kohl's.

Engine Capital

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We decided to disconnect the network due to increased security risk inside Russia, we have not yet experienced network disruptions but given the increasingly uncertain environment and the heightened risk of state action, we took this move to ensure the security of our and our customers' networks, as well as the ongoing integrity of the global Internet.

Mark Molzen

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Russia's been trying for a long time to figure out how to disconnect from the larger internet, and one of the main things standing in its way from doing that is the global domain name system.

Mallory Knodel

Found on CNN
2 years ago

What needs to be changed with respect to The Rooney Rule is not the rule, but owners' compliance with the rule and the league's willingness to come down hard on owners when they violate the rule, the rule and the concept behind the rule are, in my view, strong. Compliance with the rule is, in my view, sorely lacking and that's where the disconnect is and that's what led to Brian Flores ' lawsuit.

Brian Flores

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We see a disconnect between what is being said and what is actually being done behind the scenes in terms of city policies.

Daniel Stoner

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We have to be more mindful, give ourselves time and space to assess how we're doing psychologically and emotionally, it's important to set aside time to disconnect, unplug from all the various things we are now plugged into and ask :' How am I feeling ?'.

Kristen Carpenter

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We need people’s experience to match their expectations, and there’s a massive disconnect right now, people think they’re getting nature and beautiful trails and instead they’re inhaling car exhaust for hours and finding trails and facilities overcrowded.

Neal Desai

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I think it’s a real problem in politics that they’ve never really worked in the real world, they’re lifetime politicians, they don’t know what it’s like to start a business, to put your entire life on hold and live your life for your business 24/7. It’s a disconnect. If politicians understood what it took to keep bars and restaurants open, they would’ve given them money long before the pandemic.

Dave Portnoy

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Given President Trump's continued popularity in North Carolina, McCrory's disconnect with President Trump and President Trump voters will be a significant problem for President Trump in this primary.

Jonathan Felts

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Music allows me to disconnect from my present reality, and communicate to my future wisdom.

Isaac Mashman

added by isaacmashman
3 years ago

We're seeing a substantial disconnect. There are states not prioritizing teachers for vaccine that are fully open for in-person instruction, and others that are prioritizing teachers for vaccines, but aren’t open at all, if states are going to use teacher vaccinations as a part of the process for safely returning to classrooms, it's very important then to be able to communicate that information so people know that teachers are actually getting vaccines.

Megan Collins

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Social media is not toxic. Social media sites are not toxic. It might just be that you've allowed the toxic people you follow on social media to make it toxic for you. There is no rule, no law or no condition on any of these sites that says you must continue to follow or stay connected with someone you don't want to on social media. Unfollow, disconnect and block if need be and as often as you like.”

Loren Weisman

added by anonymous
3 years ago

In practical terms, there’s a disconnect between North Korea’s dire internal economic situation and this ambitious nuclear and military modernisation agenda.

Ankit Panda

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

When you leave work, be in the moment, when you go out from the [ home office ] pretend you're coming home and invite yourself to dinner. Put the phone down, disconnect from work, and be in mindset that the family needs a healthy meal together to talk about the day.

Peggy Caruso

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Seems like a disconnect, going down and watching a different process of ballots, which were completed in a different fashion. I'm not sure that's relevant to what... the plaintiffs are saying is their harm here.

Judge Margaret Mahoney

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Previous events have had a start, middle, an end, people can't disconnect from this.

Vaile Wright

Found on CNN
3 years ago

There is a disconnect between who refugees are and how they are often portrayed in the media, they are not terrorists, victims or saints. They are people. I painted images of what I saw : mothers, fathers, siblings, entrepreneurs, artists, doctors and grandparents who are more than their status as a refugee. I painted their humanity.

Karisa Keasey

Found on CNN
3 years ago

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