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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

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

In 1949, Down Beat magazine, long a champion, even urged him to disband.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 16, 2026

It was the inner circle, a cabal I’d tried to disband for more than a decade.

From Slate Jan. 13, 2026

“I have always said no one could play Chopin like Mademoiselle Reiszl” “That last prelude! Bon Dieu! It shakes a manl” It was growing late, and there was a general disposition to disband.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

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

But with little time left before Congress disbands for the year, it is unclear whether lawmakers will take any further steps to bring Rosenstein back for an interview.

From Washington Post Dec. 6, 2018

What power disbands the Northern Lights   After their steely play?

From Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War by Herman Melville

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

She spent a year at La Masia, Barcelona's famous youth academy, but had to leave when her girls team was disbanded.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Right down the street from us was the Gaslight Café, a folk club my father co-managed after the Highwaymen disbanded in 1964.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

The group disbanded in 2010 and their debut album was never released.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

Seeing that it had worked for me, my sisters invented similar stories, and together we announced that the Sedaris Trio had officially disbanded.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

He dramatically curbed the powers of the religious establishment, disbanding the Islamic police and ending the funding for ultra-conservative proselytization overseas.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 3, 2026

He announced the disbanding of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team.

From Salon Dec. 23, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 21, 2025

The administration has also expressed interest in disbanding FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as early as this fall.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2025

Chief Buthelezi called for the abolition of the Record of Understanding, the ending of CODESA, and the disbanding of Umkhonto we Sizwe.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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