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dissect

[dih-sekt, dahy-] / dɪˈsɛkt, daɪ- /




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Some are by amateur forensic analysts and would-be internet sleuths with podcast names like The Murder Men that dissect the killing as if it’s a 1980s cold case.

From Slate Jul. 21, 2026

Voters, he said, don’t dissect candidates’ identities and attributes the way political professionals do.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

One is that the market is slow to react to pure news that has “high quantitative intensity” — articles that dissect a company’s income or balance sheet, for example.

From MarketWatch Jul. 4, 2026

Commentators spend time trying to dissect the reactions of those within it.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

Nancy was anxious to dissect the monkeys right away.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

She dissects those feelings of inadequacy with pitch-black humour on In My Room.

From BBC Apr. 28, 2026

Within the confines of a fairly conventional prison drama, McMau dissects an anonymous nobody who discovers that, both in prison and in life, there are consequences for not taking sides.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 24, 2026

Its current season dissects “An American Tragedy,” which I haven’t read.

From Salon Apr. 2, 2026

Jewelry historian Marion Fasel dissects famous diamond engagement rings, including a late 1400s Renaissance point-cut ring and the 2014 cushion-cut ring Dwyane Wade gave Gabrielle Union.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 28, 2025

Not that she dissects and ponders the dusty mechanical bits of her miserable life’s curse.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

Joseph Fransen, the study’s chief author, told the Commission that he took inspiration from the federal government’s 9/11 after-action report, which dissected mistakes leading up to the terrorist attack.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

The German creator of the controversial "Body Worlds" exhibitions of dissected human and animal bodies, Gunther von Hagens, has died at age 81, his family said Monday.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Just like when Swift releases new music and her lyrics are dissected for any hints about her personal life, her legion of fans around the world have been scavenging for clues to her nuptials.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Hall in 1994, an otherwise routine vote-dilution case, Justice Thomas took the opportunity to write a concurrence that dissected the Court’s Thornburg v.

From The Wall Street Journal May 3, 2026

By Monday morning—the day after he dissected Monkey 053—Dan Dalgard had decided to bring the problem with his monkeys to the attention of usamriid, at Fort Detrick.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

Before dissecting a scene, Dalton studies the character within the story.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Leopold Aschenbrenner has attracted a cult following online, with fans dissecting his every move.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

Podcasters and influencers have been dissecting the parade of celebrity friends likely to attend, from longtime friend Selena Gomez, to frequent collaborator Jack Antonoff - but none have confirmed.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

But investors were already dissecting the summations of the talks issued by the two countries afterward.

From Barron's May 14, 2026

I remembered gutting fish with Sookie the day we talked about why Mom liked dissecting things.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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