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disband

[dis-band] / dɪsˈbænd /


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Last year the PKK announced plans to disband and disarm, following a call from its jailed founder and longtime leader Ocalan.

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

Last month, the trust announced it was planning to disband and transfer all its schools to other trusts.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Rather than disband the Vermont Rainbow Coalition after the 1984 primary, they kept the group going, endorsing candidates in campaigns for the legislature and statewide office in each of the next three election cycles.

From Salon Feb. 23, 2026

The SDF still controls the cities Kobani and Hasakah, where there are large Kurdish populations, and where the militia group could dig in rather than disband.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 22, 2026

If we lose, my teammates will disband for the season, and it’ll be that much harder to follow Ren around.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

Before the mayor disbands the SRG, I would urge him to check the facts.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 23, 2026

It disbands a myriad of existing working groups and replaces them with a centralized system.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 2024

For Sons of Kemet, this will be one of the pioneering British jazz group’s final performances, with just a handful of European performances left before it permanently disbands.

From Seattle Times Aug. 3, 2022

While it has to be encouraging for Washington to get Backstrom back in his normal slot, the move disbands one of Washington’s most successful line combinations by breaking up Jakub Vrana, Lars Eller and Oshie.

From Washington Post May 19, 2018

He burns his fort and disbands his men.

From Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut

In yet another sign that the company is tightening its focus on commercial AI applications, Google disbanded its AlphaFold research team in July.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

While the Frames never officially disbanded, Hansard released albums as a duo with Irglová under the Swell Season moniker and as a solo artist.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

When the group disbanded in the early 1980s, Johnson was forced to take jobs working construction and selling stereos, according to the documentary.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

Pandemic Horde suffered such a staggering defeat that the group ultimately disbanded.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

I was now with the Sixth Division, made up of regiments from other disbanded divisions.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac

A judge ruled against his clients in one of two lawsuits he brought challenging Mamdani’s disbanding of a commission appointed by his mayoral predecessor to recommend changes to the city’s charter.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

He announced the disbanding of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team.

From Salon Dec. 23, 2025

In 2005, brothers Joseph and Jamie Adenuga were facing uncertainty in the wake of their rap crew disbanding.

From BBC Oct. 31, 2025

The New York state party responded by disbanding its Young Republican group.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 21, 2025

The voices of Edna’s disbanding guests jarred like a discordant note upon the quiet harmony of the night.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin




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