dissect
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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
Commentators spend time trying to dissect the reactions of those within it.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Within that is a highly opinionated core who gather online to dissect everything from clue construction to player etiquette.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
Because I spent so much time alone during our competitions, I dedicated far too many hours to trying to dissect what was happening with my team.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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
Graham Greene dissects the human heart, laying bare its irreconcilable contradictions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
Like any kind of fandom, HahaYes dissects each and every seemingly meaningless Musk tweet, searching desperately for hidden meaning to a point of near-delusion.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2025
Not that she dissects and ponders the dusty mechanical bits of her miserable life’s curse.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
Joseph Fransen, the study’s chief author, told the Commission that he took inspiration from the federal government’s 9/11 after-action report, which dissected mistakes leading up to the terrorist attack.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 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
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
“I immediately said, ‘This is genius,’” said Emily Schwartz, a pop-culture commentator who dissected the ad on TikTok.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Under that tarp, wearing space suits, they dissected any small animals they had trapped, looking for signs of Marburg virus.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
Before dissecting a scene, Dalton studies the character within the story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
"Art breaks down the borders and boundaries of our imagination; it poses questions, and playing with and dissecting it expands and challenges our present reality," she said.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
Leopold Aschenbrenner has attracted a cult following online, with fans dissecting his every move.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
But investors were already dissecting the summations of the talks issued by the two countries afterward.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
We could have spent the whole evening and the rest of the night dissecting Mariel’s, Dagmara’s, and Daria’s behavior, but I wouldn’t let them ruin my evening.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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