disband
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The couple formed part of a 99-strong group of guerrillas who struck a deal with outgoing President Gustavo Petro to disband two months ago.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Last month, the trust announced it was planning to disband.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
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
The SDF still controls the cities Kobani and Hasakah, where there are large Kurdish populations, and where the militia group could dig in rather than disband.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
His Majesty had expressly ordered all such militia companies to disband.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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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
For Sons of Kemet, this will be one of the pioneering British jazz group’s final performances, with just a handful of European performances left before it permanently disbands.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2022
If the commission disbands, another intermediary will have to replace it.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2020
It arms, disarms, raises and disbands Officers and Soldiers, without being accomptable to the State.
In yet another sign that the company is tightening its focus on commercial AI applications, Google disbanded its AlphaFold research team in July.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
While the Frames never officially disbanded, Hansard released albums as a duo with Irglová under the Swell Season moniker and as a solo artist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Right down the street from us was the Gaslight Café, a folk club my father co-managed after the Highwaymen disbanded in 1964.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Pandemic Horde suffered such a staggering defeat that the group ultimately disbanded.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Seven years later, Ragen’s Colts were finally disbanded.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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A judge ruled against his clients in one of two lawsuits he brought challenging Mamdani’s disbanding of a commission appointed by his mayoral predecessor to recommend changes to the city’s charter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 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
Earlier this year, Nate Anderson, the founder of Hindenburg Research, announced that he was disbanding the company almost eight years after starting it.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2025
The voices of Edna’s disbanding guests jarred like a discordant note upon the quiet harmony of the night.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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