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apart

[uh-pahrt] / əˈpɑrt /


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But West Ham raced to a 5-0 half‑time lead, with Alvin Martin, Trevor Brooking and Tony Cottee tearing Bury apart.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

But it turned out to be a weak case, one that falls apart under the weight of its own contradictions, omissions, and leaps of illogic.

From Slate Aug. 7, 2026

“But instead, I took the original ones to my carpenter and we had to pull the porch apart to reinstall them, and then we painted them eight different colors.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

A deal could still fall apart or fail to open the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

It had good handholds, but they were far apart.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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