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dissolve

[dih-zolv] / dɪˈzɒlv /




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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

Since then, California Justice Center and Advocates for Faith & Freedom have filed a motion asking the state court to dissolve the injunction blocking Chino Valley’s original parent notification policy.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Chávez had been imprisoned in June 2023 over her alleged role in Castillo's plan to dissolve congress.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

The winds and the waters dissolve it and scatter it to the four corners of the earth.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya

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

Instead, the Royal Mint uses a process that dissolves the gold at room temperature.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

The opening “I Feel So Free” is the thesis statement, framing the club as a place that dissolves ego, lessens anxiety, and offers a portal to communal bliss.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

The emotional intensity of the moment dissolves, the wounds heal, and time marches onward.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

The reply came: Keeping still, so that restlessness dissolves; then, beyond the tumult, one can perceive the great laws.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

When President Andry Rajoelina dissolved his government but refused to resign, demonstrations intensified.

From Barron's Sep. 5, 2026

As we pieced together the details of how organisms work, the problem was not so much solved as dissolved.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 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

Last May, the junta dissolved all political parties following rare anti-government protests, which former Prime Minister Moussa Mara described as a severe blow to reconciliation efforts initiated by the military leaders.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Then the expression dissolved and she said, in her small voice, “I’m not a midwife, just an assistant.”

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

And no moment has stayed with me longer than Roberto Baggio’s missed penalty kick in the 1994 World Cup final, his head bowed, ponytail falling forward, a nation’s hopes dissolving in the Pasadena heat.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

Water can continue flowing through these crystals, dissolving them and making the systems relatively easy to clean.

From Science Daily May 31, 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

He raised a finger to his lips and pretended to tiptoe the rest of the way into the apartment, dissolving into even louder laughter a few seconds later.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss




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