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disband

[dis-band] / dɪsˈbænd /


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Rather than disband the Vermont Rainbow Coalition after the 1984 primary, they kept the group going, endorsing candidates in campaigns for the legislature and statewide office in each of the next three election cycles.

From Salon Feb. 23, 2026

In 1949, Down Beat magazine, long a champion, even urged him to disband.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 16, 2026

It was the inner circle, a cabal I’d tried to disband for more than a decade.

From Slate Jan. 13, 2026

It was around this time that she and the Patti Smith Group decided to disband, which resulted in the aforementioned rumors surrounding her motives.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 19, 2025

Francie, usually dragging Neeley along, often followed the musicians from stop to stop, street to street, until it got dark and time for the musicians to disband.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Before the mayor disbands the SRG, I would urge him to check the facts.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 23, 2026

It disbands a myriad of existing working groups and replaces them with a centralized system.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 2024

While it has to be encouraging for Washington to get Backstrom back in his normal slot, the move disbands one of Washington’s most successful line combinations by breaking up Jakub Vrana, Lars Eller and Oshie.

From Washington Post May 19, 2018

In two weeks’ time the CBS Orchestra, expanded beyond the bare-bones band Shaffer had in the NBC days, disbands.

From Washington Times May 7, 2015

He calls upon them to be faithful and obedient to him, and disbands the militia of Vienna.

From Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia by Jordan, F.

David Koepp, who wrote the screenplay based on an original story by Spielberg, referenced real-life congressional testimony and reports from Project Blue Book, an Air Force program which investigated UFOs that was disbanded in 1969.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

Hattersley also disbanded the B Specials, the controversial reserve police force, replacing it with the Ulster Defence Regiment.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

The force led to more than 300 arrests but was disbanded last year due to budget cuts, LAist reported.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2026

That means making sure that vacant directorship positions are filled by qualified experts, the review panels necessary to award grants aren’t disbanded, and staffing is sufficient to meet the scientific and operational demand.

From Barron's May 5, 2026

The women were worried that without Marina’s driving force behind them, they would be disbanded.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

The group had successful albums and several chart smashes such as Beep, Stickwitu, Jai Ho! and When I Grow Up before eventually disbanding in 2010.

From BBC Mar. 12, 2026

The group went on to achieve a string of top 10 hits and sold millions of albums before disbanding in 2013.

From BBC Jan. 18, 2026

He dramatically curbed the powers of the religious establishment, disbanding the Islamic police and ending the funding for ultra-conservative proselytization overseas.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 3, 2026

He announced the disbanding of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team.

From Salon Dec. 23, 2025

Chief Buthelezi called for the abolition of the Record of Understanding, the ending of CODESA, and the disbanding of Umkhonto we Sizwe.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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