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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

Last month, the trust announced it was planning to disband and transfer all its schools to other trusts.

From BBC Aug. 3, 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

If we lose, my teammates will disband for the season, and it’ll be that much harder to follow Ren around.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

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

The nine-member task force officially disbands Friday, but Democrat state Sen. Steven Bradford told the audience that the “final report is not the end of the work. It is really just the beginning.”

From Washington Times Jun. 29, 2023

While it has to be encouraging for Washington to get Backstrom back in his normal slot, the move disbands one of Washington’s most successful line combinations by breaking up Jakub Vrana, Lars Eller and Oshie.

From Washington Post May 19, 2018

Crœsus disbands his army for the singular reason that it "was inferior in numbers to that of Cyrus."

From The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) by Max Duncker

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

She spent a year at La Masia, Barcelona's famous youth academy, but had to leave when her girls team was disbanded.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

It wasn’t until 1989, in fact, that the Indianapolis Clowns officially disbanded, having outlasted the Negro Leagues themselves by several decades.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

Hattersley also disbanded the B Specials, the controversial reserve police force, replacing it with the Ulster Defence Regiment.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

Seeing that it had worked for me, my sisters invented similar stories, and together we announced that the Sedaris Trio had officially disbanded.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

Mr. Mamdani may have been gratuitous in firing and disbanding the advisory board.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Before disbanding in 1991, it was the only such alliance in history whose members invaded each other.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 22, 2026

He announced the disbanding of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team.

From Salon Dec. 23, 2025

The administration has also expressed interest in disbanding FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as early as this fall.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2025

That when he goes home, he won’t have to constantly freak out about his squad disbanding.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera




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