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dismantle

[dis-man-tl] / dɪsˈmæn tl /


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Before the markets opened, her business spent two weeks preparing its stalls, with another two weeks needed to dismantle them after Christmas.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

In her comments Thursday, Machado said the U.S.’s three-phase recovery plan for Venezuela was progressing, but complained that Rodríguez had yet to fully dismantle a repressive state apparatus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Still, it hurt to fold the linen and set it aside, and hurt even more to drag the mattress from the frame so that I could dismantle it.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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

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

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026

The agreement requires the Lebanese state to take back control of its territory a little at a time as it disarms and dismantles the militant group.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

Among the many quotes Ross left with his audience is one that dismantles intimidating concepts about natural ability, the kind of artistic gatekeeping we often impose on ourselves.

From Salon ● May 2, 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

Tech outlet The Information said in December that DeepSeek developed its new model using thousands of chips dismantled overseas and brought into China.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 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

A nature reserve manager has finally dismantled a large wasps' nest in her office after the insects made it their home for four months.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

“I didn’t. That was her plan. She knew that our Warsaw operation was being dismantled and insisted on supervising. I consented. She was always angling for assignments, and I figured this might scratch that itch.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

This time, in a 63-7 quarterfinal dismantling of host Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, Chaparral players continued to take small steps forward while focused on, “Do it for #4.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 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

Gavin Pugh was dismantling a pylon in April 2022 when he unknowingly clipped his safety line to a section that was only secure at one end.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

But dismantling the people and expertise required to carry out their missions isn’t efficiency; it’s diminished capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Given all of these pressures, it is clear that the choice facing Durham was not between continuing Jim Crow and dismantling the system.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson


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