dismantle
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Some polymers contain bonds that microbial enzymes can attack, allowing bacteria to dismantle them into smaller molecules.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
But was it the singular experience that set a man on a decades-long mission to dismantle technological society?
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
What’s it like being able to impart some of the truth about Iranian culture in ways that can dismantle stereotypes that have been fed to Americans or what we see on the news?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Feve said the Romanian gangs’ decentralized nature makes them harder to dismantle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
It was empowering to help dismantle the definitions of beauty that too often erased women of color and almost never included hijabi women.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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Assembly Bill 2555 dismantles and streamlines an aging system that some researchers said kept far too many students classified as English learners months or even years after mastering the language.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
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
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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Both systems has been run by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, a city-county joint powers agency in the process of being dismantled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
To MidAmerican Energy, the wind turbines being taken down and dismantled at its Highland wind farm in O’Brien County, Iowa, are junk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
When American forces discovered and dismantled the B8 reactor in 1945, it had never achieved criticality.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Maresca felt he saw enough to give City hope should they meet PSG again later in the Champions League, despite the manner in which they were dismantled in the first half.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Hence when the latter faction gained the upper hand in a power struggle, it stopped sending fleets, eventually dismantled the shipyards, and forbade oceangoing shipping.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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A barrier to entry is the cumbersome task of dismantling turbines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Those aspects of the deal, according to people with knowledge of how it came together, were designed to prevent future U.S. and Venezuelan leaders from dismantling the enterprise.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
Eilish Rothney made a start at dismantling the nest on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
I surveyed the room; three tables over, a family was dismantling a Bloomin’ Onion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Great, now she’s dismantling the dryer,” thought Gregor, picking up speed.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
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