dismantle
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According to the people, the China Securities Regulatory Commission asked Earendil to either dismantle its red-chip structure or justify why it is necessary before it decides whether to approve the IPO plan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The misconduct investigation has put the institution under a glaring spotlight, intensified divisions inside it and played out alongside an unprecedented campaign to weaken, and in fact dismantle, the ICC in its entirety.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
It directs every relevant agency to investigate and dismantle its operations.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Local police superintendent ANM Sajedur Rahman said authorities lacked the resources to dismantle trafficking networks.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
I didn't see any way Schindler could dismantle, move, and rebuild the entire plant.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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The move dismantles the bet on convergence Roberts made 15 years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Justice Elena Kagan’s majority opinion on Monday dismantles that theory piece by piece.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
"If England's attack fires and dismantles Australia's batting order, the McCullum-Stokes masterplan will have them join the list of successful English leaders in Australia."
From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025
A short, sharp campaign that dismantles the regime’s coercive tools could trigger elite defection.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2025
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
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The Israeli military said security forces dismantled two illegal outposts set up by settlers near the villages of Qusra and Jalud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
In a statement, the military also said that it had struck several areas across Gaza and dismantled five Hamas weapons storage facilities.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
According to Clark, who also authors the Capital Flows and Asset Markets blog, the financial architecture built during the Thatcher-Reagan revolution of the 1980s is being dismantled.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Officers also dismantled the protesters' stage and makeshift tents at Jantar Mantar, but demonstrators have refused to leave, maintaining a round-the-clock sit-in under heavy police and paramilitary deployment.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Mace diligently emptied the straw from the sacks and dismantled his table.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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Polizzi estimated that he’d spend more than $50,000 trying to get proper city approvals before dismantling the treehouse in 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
“So while AI is shifting the labor market, it is not dismantling it.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
For 58 seasons, through wars, impeachments and the corporate dismantling of the network news business around it, “60 Minutes” remained America’s highest-rated newsmagazine.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
“Hiring has also increased over last year by 25%, so while AI is shifting the labor market, it is not dismantling it,” Andy Challenger, who tracks workplace data and trends, told the Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
“Great, now she’s dismantling the dryer,” thought Gregor, picking up speed.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
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