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disband

[dis-band] / dɪsˈbænd /


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Last year the PKK announced plans to disband and disarm, following a call from its jailed founder and longtime leader Ocalan.

From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026

Rather than disband the Vermont Rainbow Coalition after the 1984 primary, they kept the group going, endorsing candidates in campaigns for the legislature and statewide office in each of the next three election cycles.

From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026

In 1949, Down Beat magazine, long a champion, even urged him to disband.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

It was the inner circle, a cabal I’d tried to disband for more than a decade.

From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026

Francie, usually dragging Neeley along, often followed the musicians from stop to stop, street to street, until it got dark and time for the musicians to disband.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Such a rebuild may include the promotion of some of the club's best academy players, who stand to benefit if the first-team squad disbands.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Before the mayor disbands the SRG, I would urge him to check the facts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

It disbands a myriad of existing working groups and replaces them with a centralized system.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024

If the commission disbands, another intermediary will have to replace it.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2020

When the "Wild West" disbands, the last vestige of our frontier life passes from the scene of active realities, and becomes a matter of history.

From Last of the Great Scouts : the life story of Col. William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill" as told by his sister by Helen Cody Wetmore

In yet another sign that the company is tightening its focus on commercial AI applications, Google disbanded its AlphaFold research team in July.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

Tegna disbanded, its shareholders were paid and top Tegna executives exited.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

When the group disbanded in the early 1980s, Johnson was forced to take jobs working construction and selling stereos, according to the documentary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

Pandemic Horde suffered such a staggering defeat that the group ultimately disbanded.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

In 1947, the laboratory disbanded East Computing, rerouting all open assignments to West Computing.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

Discovery is expected to close Tuesday, disbanding Warner’s corporate structure and retiring Warner investors at $31.17 a share.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

The group went on to achieve a string of top 10 hits and sold millions of albums before disbanding in 2013.

From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026

He dramatically curbed the powers of the religious establishment, disbanding the Islamic police and ending the funding for ultra-conservative proselytization overseas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026

He announced the disbanding of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team.

From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2025

The voices of Edna’s disbanding guests jarred like a discordant note upon the quiet harmony of the night.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin


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