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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

The SDF still controls the cities Kobani and Hasakah, where there are large Kurdish populations, and where the militia group could dig in rather than disband.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 22, 2026

His Majesty had expressly ordered all such militia companies to disband.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

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 announcement effectively disbands aspects of Twitter’s tool kits for penalizing accounts — from those of presidents to foreign trolls — that break the company’s rules against hate speech, bullying and spreading misinformation around elections.

From Washington Post Oct. 29, 2022

For Sons of Kemet, this will be one of the pioneering British jazz group’s final performances, with just a handful of European performances left before it permanently disbands.

From Seattle Times Aug. 3, 2022

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

While the Frames never officially disbanded, Hansard released albums as a duo with Irglová under the Swell Season moniker and as a solo artist.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Since the group disbanded in 1987, he has become a serial collaborator, working with everyone from The Pretenders and Talking Heads to Bryan Ferry, Oasis, Blondie, Beck, Modest Mouse, The Cribs and Franz Ferdinand.

From BBC Jun. 22, 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

“Since the Indianapolis experiment was disbanded, which was about eight years ago. I could have integrated into the greater population, outside the experiments, but that felt too overwhelming.”

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

They warn that disbanding Healthwatch would be a "significant step back" in accountability.

From BBC May 30, 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 dramatically curbed the powers of the religious establishment, disbanding the Islamic police and ending the funding for ultra-conservative proselytization overseas.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 3, 2026

He announced the disbanding of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team.

From Salon Dec. 23, 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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