dismantle
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They then ran to a house and started to dismantle a fence.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
A new "waste crime crackdown group", chaired by Environment Secretary Angela Eagle, will bring regulators and law enforcement together in a bid to dismantle criminal operations.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The U.S. is working to dismantle barriers to international data flows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Local police superintendent ANM Sajedur Rahman said authorities lacked the resources to dismantle trafficking networks.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
SABIO, IAN: What happens if their recommendation is to dismantle the STM and leave Ridge out there?
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Unlike many recyclers, which melt electronic waste in bulk, the Royal Mint dismantles devices first.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Justice Elena Kagan’s majority opinion on Monday dismantles that theory piece by piece.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
The deal dismantles a major part of Drahi’s business empire, as he sells assets to lower debt amid rising interest rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Once the event concludes, the crew dismantles the frame and removes the sand using equipment that looks like a modified small tractor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2025
He dismantles the machine, stares into its circuits, lets his fingers trace the journeys of electrons.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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It contained its own complete production line, including a drying turbine -- but wasn't as big as another recently dismantled facility that employed some 50 people.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
The Seagram empire eventually was dismantled and sold off, with Diageo ending up with the Crown Royal brand.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
It’s the same pattern I found this summer in Taiwan’s temples, thick with incense and unbothered worshippers, versus the mainland faith largely dismantled in the Cultural Revolution and revived only under the party’s careful management.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
There, statues of the poet have been dismantled as symbols of Russian imperialism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Pain stabs through me as everything I am made of collapses, my entire world dismantled in a moment.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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The attacks led to the war in Afghanistan, which lasted for 20 years after the invasion’s initial success in dismantling al-Qaida and removing the Taliban government.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Zhu became known for his ardent anti-corruption drive, controversial dismantling of inefficient state-owned firms and integration of China with the global economy.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Lennon acknowledged the "narrative of our city" had already changed significantly since the early days of the peace process, but he added the Fleadh has been "transformational" in dismantling preconceptions about Belfast.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Polizzi estimated that he’d spend more than $50,000 trying to get proper city approvals before dismantling the treehouse in 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
What follows is not a plan, but several questions and claims offered for serious consideration by those committed to racial justice and interested in dismantling mass incarceration.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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