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The Swift space telescope, which studies the most powerful explosions in the universe, will now likely plunge back to earth and disintegrate along the way later this year.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

Tall figures, made in the 1960s, seem to disintegrate as we concentrate on the nuances of De Kooning’s touch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

“Only last month U.S. authorities said that it was illegal for countries to charge tolls on international waterways, so this threat may disintegrate when it hits reality,” said Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

Language is malleable, but it has to retain some meaning, or the boundaries of our society will disintegrate more than they already have.

From Salon ● May 10, 2026

Some scientists speculated that if a pilot succeeded in pushing his plane through the sound barrier, either the plane or the pilot or both would disintegrate from the force of the shock waves.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

However, the US Geological Survey then clarified that the disaster was caused by a "glacial collapse", which is when a glacier or part of a glacier disintegrates.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

But if data disintegrates, he said, he would vote in favor of a cut.

From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026

He adds that if we sacrifice that commitment for A.I., “you’d get to a point pretty fast where it just disintegrates and becomes the ugliest definition of the word product.”

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2024

Astronomers estimate that the Horsehead has about five million years left before it too disintegrates.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 30, 2024

When you kill a monster in Final Fantasy, it makes a sound like a groan and disintegrates into sand.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

Every robot that faceplanted, lost a limb, or disintegrated in a spray of sparks was borne away on a stretcher by human attendants with deadpan solicitude.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

Given how fragile it was, it may simply have disintegrated on the shelf and been overlooked or thrown away.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

They have changed, there's no question about that, but they have not disintegrated.

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026

Then in a matter of weeks in 2011, Sokol’s prospects disintegrated after a controversy related to his personal stock trades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026

A dozen monsters were sucked into the vortex and disintegrated.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

That changed in April 2023 when unknowing construction workers unceremoniously removed a disintegrating Pinky from its aerie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

The theater vanished into the green wormhole, disintegrating into a snow globe with the theater inside.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

It is on its fourth cheese supplier, and still is trying to figure out how to keep the cheese from disintegrating while the shell waits for fillings like ground beef and yet-more cheese.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025

Columbia was unable to withstand the fiery re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, disintegrating as the world watched on in horror.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025

He twisted to the left to look; the greensword had burrowed into it, through the cracks, and now the rock was disintegrating into pieces.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell