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dissection

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




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Anderson’s niche of nostalgiacore is uniquely millennial: His generation can look in the rearview sooner than ever before and grew up with an incredible amount of targeted media that’s ripe for dissection.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 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

Wider, diverse sets of genres make films like these all the more appealing to audiences, and in turn, proliferate the public discussion and dissection of these movies as time goes on.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

Kahn’s most representational works are his least interesting; it’s in the careful dissection of his elements and the revelation of what we’re looking at that the most joy is found.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

It’d’ve come from Mr. Whitlock’s Biology dissection class.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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