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disintegration

[dis-in-tuh-gray-shuhn] / dɪsˌɪn təˈgreɪ ʃən /


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He decried “the experts and politicians who have prescribed, encouraged, and applauded the disintegration of such farming communities all over this country into our allegedly miraculous modern American agriculture.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

It’s a lesson in how our government works now, and also, it involves the best story of the summer: the total disintegration of D.C.’s Reflecting Pool.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

Ms. Racette’s sharply detailed direction kept the focus on Blanche and her gradual disintegration through tiny details—in Act 3, Blanche starts nervously playing with her hair—and bold statements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

"The greatest threat to the transatlantic community is not its external enemies, but the ongoing disintegration of our alliance," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned on Saturday.

From BBC ● May 3, 2026

He had been out in the Alisal presiding at the disintegration of old, old lady German.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

While all the October disintegrations have been a surprise, this latest one was even more shocking considering this Dodgers team had seemingly learned from last year’s embarrassment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2023

The new series appears to follow Fett’s efforts to bring some order to the former crime lord’s holding — presumably without too many disintegrations.

From The Verge ● Nov. 1, 2021

A short half-life will produce many more disintegrations per second.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

The next few days will naturally be fraught with questions surrounding the Everton manager David Moyes' likely succession, and of related disintegrations, the secondary aftershocks of Ferguson's departure.

From The Guardian ● May 8, 2013

The Rad Lab’s letter reporting its own disintegrations of lithium went out to the journal Physical Review on September 15 and appeared in print two weeks later over the names of Lawrence, Livingston, and White.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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