apart

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Horace Walpole called the Venetian Jubilee of April 1749 “the prettiest spectacle I ever saw,” though there was “nothing Venetian about it,” apart from a shallow canal and a “sort of gondola” loaded with musicians.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

But for reasons that still elude scientists, this arrangement falls apart when seawater warms too much and the algae leave or are expelled.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

This can drive powerful thunderstorms overhead which can in turn lead to increased vertical wind shear in the Caribbean and Atlantic - meaning strong winds high in the atmosphere can tear storms apart.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

"These whales were photographed decades apart, by different people, in opposite parts of the world, separated by two different oceans, and yet we can connect their journey."

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

Immediately it began to fly apart, sending her and Livingston tumbling.

From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan