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disband

[dis-band] / dɪsˈbænd /


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The couple formed part of a 99-strong group of guerrillas who struck a deal with outgoing President Gustavo Petro to disband two months ago.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 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

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

From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026

“You’d be breaking the Bureau’s biggest oath. They could disband the entire Bureau for this. Amari, they’d throw you into Blackstone.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

Such a rebuild may include the promotion of some of the club's best academy players, who stand to benefit if the first-team squad disbands.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

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

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

Peter the Great recalled from England by a revolt of the Strelitz guards; he subdues and disbands them.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 by John Rudd

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

Tegna disbanded, its shareholders were paid and top Tegna executives exited.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

David Koepp, who wrote the screenplay based on an original story by Spielberg, referenced real-life congressional testimony and reports from Project Blue Book, an Air Force program which investigated UFOs that was disbanded in 1969.

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

Dorothy had glimpsed the shadows of her own future when Langley disbanded the East Computing pool in 1947.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

Discovery is expected to close Tuesday, disbanding Warner’s corporate structure and retiring Warner investors at $31.17 a share.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Before disbanding in 1991, it was the only such alliance in history whose members invaded each other.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 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 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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