dissolve
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Yu added that Beijing hopes, through the "geographical integration" of the two cities, "to gradually dissolve the borders".
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Now, as global trade norms dissolve and the U.S. threatens to annex neighboring Greenland, for some here, joining the EU looks like a smart geopolitical insurance policy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Faced with compounding fees, hundreds of thousands of shell companies would likely dissolve.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
I’m a huge fan of the corporate death penalty, a legal process in which a corporation is forced to dissolve or stop existing.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
The spy soaked the book in water to dissolve the glue that held the binding together.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
The budget, as big as it is, is only one item on the executive's to-do list before the assembly dissolves in March ahead of the election.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Their meat is regularly likened to snowflakes, in part because of the intricate patterns in its fat marbling, but also for the way that it dissolves in your mouth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Instead, the Royal Mint uses a process that dissolves the gold at room temperature.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
“The Invite” skilfully dissolves a complaint that has plagued the romantic comedy genre for years.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
His eyes lock on mine, and some of his expression dissolves into relief.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
When President Andry Rajoelina dissolved his government but refused to resign, demonstrations intensified.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
According to the Journal, the brand had leftover perishable inventory that Netflix employees were encouraged to take home before the partnership dissolved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
In 1890, the North River Sugar Refining Corporation was dissolved by New York’s highest court on the grounds that it was abusing its power as a corporation.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
"After 130 days, only around five percent of the uranium dissolved in the water remained in the samples," says Newman-Portela.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
Percy didn’t remember the old blind man muttering a final curse, but as Phineas dissolved and returned to the Underworld, he probably hadn’t wished Percy a long and happy life.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
PCE is a synthetic, colorless liquid that is especially effective at dissolving grease.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
In December, employees at the couple’s Archewell Foundation were told the nonprofit was dissolving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The Backrooms takes this to the extreme - a physical symbol of memories "dissolving into themselves".
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
The resulting images capture mountains and fjords dissolving into sky, rendered in the deep azure light of the Arctic Circle.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
In the godswood the snow was still dissolving as it touched the earth.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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