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disintegration

[dis-in-tuh-gray-shuhn] / dɪsˌɪn təˈgreɪ ʃən /


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It’s a lesson in how our government works now, and also, it involves the best story of the summer: the total disintegration of D.C.’s Reflecting Pool.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

In 2015, the sickle cell-related disintegration of his hips prompted Young’s transfer to a low-security prison, Federal Medical Center Lexington.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

But most microplastics come from the slow disintegration of larger plastic products, including plastic wrap, takeaway containers, polyester clothes, tyres, paint and artificial turf.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

There are more deaths in store in Ms. Zigman’s alluring tale of psychological disintegration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

I walked back into the gym, and everyone seemed to be in various stages of disintegration.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green

While all the October disintegrations have been a surprise, this latest one was even more shocking considering this Dodgers team had seemingly learned from last year’s embarrassment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2023

The new series appears to follow Fett’s efforts to bring some order to the former crime lord’s holding — presumably without too many disintegrations.

From The Verge ● Nov. 1, 2021

A short half-life will produce many more disintegrations per second.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

Wesley Sneijder has had just about enough of Dutch disintegrations.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 13, 2012

The Rad Lab’s letter reporting its own disintegrations of lithium went out to the journal Physical Review on September 15 and appeared in print two weeks later over the names of Lawrence, Livingston, and White.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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