as in to detach
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Or one of the legs was pulled away and the leg bones were dropped away from the skeleton.
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Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 7 July 2024
By the numbers: Zweig estimates that the money could have earned between $12 million and $25 million more between 2011 and 2017, when it was pulled away from Principal.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 24 July 2024
As the Pages of Honor knelt to adjust the ermine and velvet robe, one reached for a section of the robe by the monarch's hand before pulling away.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024
As the dirt was pulled away from the mountain’s slope, edges of stone began to emerge.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 July 2024
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Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 7 July 2024
By the numbers: Zweig estimates that the money could have earned between $12 million and $25 million more between 2011 and 2017, when it was pulled away from Principal.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 24 July 2024
As the Pages of Honor knelt to adjust the ermine and velvet robe, one reached for a section of the robe by the monarch's hand before pulling away.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024
As the dirt was pulled away from the mountain’s slope, edges of stone began to emerge.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 July 2024
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“Pull away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20away. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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