dismantle
Example Sentences
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Last year, the Met said it had dismantled an international gang suspected of smuggling up to 40,000 stolen mobile phones from the UK to China.
From BBC
Last year, Interpol's cybercrime directorate coordinated "Operation Secure" in Asia, which saw 26 countries work together to dismantle more than 20,000 malicious IP addresses and domains linked to syndicates to steal data.
From Barron's
Their respite was dismantled in quick order when Scotland struck for their third score.
From BBC
National Association of Realtors cost the industry $418 million and dismantled longstanding rules that had locked in opaque commission structures for decades.
The news came just a day after revelations that police had dismantled a "large-scale" ticket fraud network that allegedly includes two museum employees and several tour guides.
From Barron's
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