disintegration

Example Sentences

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Bush nor President Mikhail Gorbachev anticipated: the disintegration of the U.S.S.R.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

"The risk is a disintegration, even a collapse, of the reputation and historical role of the American Church," he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

It is also no surprise an Australian captain who reveled in "mental disintegration" thought proceedings were set by a similar incident 27 years earlier.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

But to me, there’s forces of disintegration and integration at all times.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025

Lichens, the rocks’ first covering, aided the process of disintegration by their acid secretions and made a lodging place for other life.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson