dismantle
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Some filmmakers willingly sought their money, Sivanandhan recalled, in arrangements that could benefit both sides and proved difficult for police to dismantle.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
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
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
Let him say that he will dismantle apartheid.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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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
Unlike many recyclers, which melt electronic waste in bulk, the Royal Mint dismantles devices first.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Justice Elena Kagan’s majority opinion on Monday dismantles that theory piece by piece.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
The agreement requires the Lebanese state to take back control of its territory a little at a time as it disarms and dismantles the militant group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 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
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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
A nature reserve manager has finally dismantled a large wasps' nest in her office after the insects made it their home for four months.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 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
Techies dismantled the field dishes, making ready to pull the plug.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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Such is the demand, he says, that deals to re-sell the parts are often done before he has even finished dismantling a vehicle.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 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
Newsom ordered the dismantling of San Quentin’s death row and execution chamber.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
With the benefit of hindsight, surely we can see that piecemeal policy reform or litigation alone would have been a futile approach to dismantling Jim Crow segregation.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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