disintegration
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"Many glaciers are not only shrinking in length but are increasingly entering a phase of structural disintegration," said Andreas Kellerer-Pirklbauer from the University of Graz.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
Bush nor President Mikhail Gorbachev anticipated: the disintegration of the U.S.S.R.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
Aung San's wartime comrade Ne Win, who had taken the helm of the armed forces after the leader's assassination in murky circumstances, swooped in in a putsch he justified as protection against Myanmar's disintegration.
From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025
In the days since the government’s disintegration, Tadamon has illustrated the search for the missing, and for answers.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2024
As the Solvay drew near, interest in the deuton spread beyond Berkeley and the Cavendish, as did doubts about Lawrence’s disintegration theory and, consequently, his calculation for the neutron’s weight.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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