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dismantle

[dis-man-tl] / dɪsˈmæn tl /


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In a statement posted on X, he pledged to intensify efforts to dismantle the networks organising the journeys.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

She ultimately decided to dismantle it so the room could better accommodate the household’s needs.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

Some polymers contain bonds that microbial enzymes can attack, allowing bacteria to dismantle them into smaller molecules.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

But was it the singular experience that set a man on a decades-long mission to dismantle technological society?

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

He demanded on the spot that Merle dismantle the equipment and pack it all away in its original boxes, which he proceeded to seal with his own hands.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Raman contends that Bass’ signature program Inside Safe, which dismantles encampments and moves people living there into motels, hotels and interim housing, is overly expensive and unsustainable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

Unlike many recyclers, which melt electronic waste in bulk, the Royal Mint dismantles devices first.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

Justice Elena Kagan’s majority opinion on Monday dismantles that theory piece by piece.

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026

A consortium has agreed to buy Patrick Drahi’s French telecommunications operations for more than $23 billion, in a deal that dismantles a major plank of the billionaire’s once-sprawling business empire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

He dismantles the machine, stares into its circuits, lets his fingers trace the journeys of electrons.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova dismantled Coco Gauff to become the first player to reach the last four of the WTA Finals.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Officers have repeatedly dismantled encampments that have sprung up across Lisbon and Porto in recent weeks.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Both systems has been run by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, a city-county joint powers agency in the process of being dismantled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

When American forces discovered and dismantled the B8 reactor in 1945, it had never achieved criticality.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Mace diligently emptied the straw from the sacks and dismantled his table.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

A barrier to entry is the cumbersome task of dismantling turbines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Those aspects of the deal, according to people with knowledge of how it came together, were designed to prevent future U.S. and Venezuelan leaders from dismantling the enterprise.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

There can be no higher praise than to compare Brook's dismantling of the Sri Lankan attack to the sort of innings once played by South African genius AB de Villiers.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

I surveyed the room; three tables over, a family was dismantling a Bloomin’ Onion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

With the benefit of hindsight, surely we can see that piecemeal policy reform or litigation alone would have been a futile approach to dismantling Jim Crow segregation.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander


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