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dissect

[dih-sekt, dahy-] / dɪˈsɛkt, daɪ- /




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In her mind, both “Zama” and “Our Land” come from the same impulse to dissect colonialism.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

If you dissect the reasons that most don’t actually earn those mythical buy-and-hold returns, losing money in bear markets isn’t the biggest reason.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

When asked whether the Legislature had plans to dissect the response, Allen said he would support a robust investigation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

I spoke with a few coffee experts to dissect what “fibermaxxing” our coffee entails:

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026

This greatly concerned Volt, and he decided to dissect the animals, to try to see what had killed them.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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