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dismantle

[dis-man-tl] / dɪsˈmæn tl /


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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

Abia state police commissioner Wilfred Afolabi said the operation was part of an ongoing campaign to dismantle criminal hideouts in the state.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

I knew that making the Olympic team was the best way I, as a Muslim American athlete, could help dismantle stereotypes and provide a vision of hope and inspiration.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

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

The move dismantles the bet on convergence Roberts made 15 years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Justice Elena Kagan’s majority opinion on Monday dismantles that theory piece by piece.

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026

Among the many quotes Ross left with his audience is one that dismantles intimidating concepts about natural ability, the kind of artistic gatekeeping we often impose on ourselves.

From Salon ● May 2, 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

"When the Thais dismantled them, they just relocated the operations. The same organisations came to Madagascar," Ralihivao told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

Within hours of him admitting defeat on Sunday night, the camp was dismantled, and a team of volunteers moved in on Monday morning to clean up the mess.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

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

When American forces discovered and dismantled the B8 reactor in 1945, it had never achieved criticality.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Mace diligently emptied the straw from the sacks and dismantled his table.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

There can be no higher praise than to compare Brook's dismantling of the Sri Lankan attack to the sort of innings once played by South African genius AB de Villiers.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

But dismantling the people and expertise required to carry out their missions isn’t efficiency; it’s diminished capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

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

Newsom ordered the dismantling of San Quentin’s death row and execution chamber.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

As the dismantling proceeded, it still felt like a fantasy to me, but my father's faith in Schindler never wavered.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson


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