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dissect

[dih-sekt, dahy-] / dɪˈsɛkt, daɪ- /




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Some are by amateur forensic analysts and would-be internet sleuths with podcast names like The Murder Men that dissect the killing as if it’s a 1980s cold case.

From Slate Jul. 21, 2026

One is that the market is slow to react to pure news that has “high quantitative intensity” — articles that dissect a company’s income or balance sheet, for example.

From MarketWatch Jul. 4, 2026

And it’s Henry who’s the star of this outfit, almost always the first to dissect whatever just happened.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

"His match plans always worked. He would dissect the opponents and always find solutions with his analysis. It was phenomenal," he told Spox.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

I would’ve vastly preferred to have disappeared in that moment; instead of getting on the phone I wanted to dissect this conversation somewhere else, somewhere by myself.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

She dissects those feelings of inadequacy with pitch-black humour on In My Room.

From BBC Apr. 28, 2026

Its current season dissects “An American Tragedy,” which I haven’t read.

From Salon Apr. 2, 2026

Jewelry historian Marion Fasel dissects famous diamond engagement rings, including a late 1400s Renaissance point-cut ring and the 2014 cushion-cut ring Dwyane Wade gave Gabrielle Union.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 28, 2025

And it quickly becomes clear how she dissects her characters.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 29, 2025

Not that she dissects and ponders the dusty mechanical bits of her miserable life’s curse.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

Ford made their name with the micro-indie, micro-focused “Test Pattern,” an act of upending as it dissected an interracial relationship’s fault lines in a moment of crisis.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Scientists observed oysters in glass vats, dissected their innards and studied their anatomy under microscopes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Gunther von Hagens, the creator of the controversial "Body Worlds" exhibitions where dissected human and animal bodies were displayed, has died at the age of 81, according to his family.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

The German creator of the controversial "Body Worlds" exhibitions of dissected human and animal bodies, Gunther von Hagens, has died at age 81, his family said Monday.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Belet dissected an apple with two swift knife strokes.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

As she approached the momentous milestone, Saar appeared more interested in creating new art than in dissecting her legacy.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

Her latest single, Praying Mantis, which released this week, has once again made her a talking point, with fans dissecting the dark, hypnotic track online.

From BBC May 15, 2026

But investors were already dissecting the summations of the talks issued by the two countries afterward.

From Barron's May 14, 2026

Here, trading is reimagined as a sport, complete with play-by-play commentators dissecting every tick of the digital-assets market.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

It was like trying to read someone’s mind by dissecting their cerebral cortex.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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