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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

She says she would expand intelligence-sharing with Washington, work with U.S. agencies and the Coast Guard against drug trafficking and coordinate with Colombia to dismantle criminal groups on the border.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

After a while, we hear them dismantle the ramp and slide the outside door shut.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Raman contends that Bass’ signature program Inside Safe, which dismantles encampments and moves people living there into motels, hotels and interim housing, is overly expensive and unsustainable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

The split effectively dismantles a 15-year strategy built on vertical integration.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

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

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 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

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

Local residents are determined to see them dismantled or, at the very least, prevent more from being built.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

The country has also dismantled its flat 5% royalty fee, replacing it with a sliding-scale model that climbs as high as 12% when global prices rise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Mel Willis had one of her hives partially dismantled.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

Rothney started dismantling the nest on Tuesday and said that she knew in the autumn, it would be time for them to leave.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

“The same time we’re talking about security partnerships, we’re seeing a dismantling of the judicial tools to fight crime,” she added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 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

Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday at age 80, made a career out of building illusions she delighted in dismantling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Were they all so busy dismantling operations that they didn’t have time to get in touch, or were they all mad at me and did they never want to talk to me again?

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen


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