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dissection

[dih-sek-shuhn, dahy-] / dɪˈsɛk ʃən, daɪ- /




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Even the famous concluding quintet, “To leave, to break,” a bitter dissection of love, was noisy rather than poignant or profound.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

To him, presenting “Fiddler on the Roof” in Yiddish is revolutionary, as is “John Proctor Is the Villain’s” dissection of a classic through a feminist lens.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

"This is a very significant finding; it is the first genetic dissection of Race 4 resistance from this wild subspecies."

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

It provides a side-by-side look, a he-said, she-said dissection of their lives.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025

He and Nancy together lifted the monkey out and laid it on the dissection table.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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