disintegration
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Allen made an entire album about the disintegration of her marriage to David Barbour.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026
The disintegration of Willy’s mind reflects its cause, the disintegration of the family for which he has strived and sold himself—and his tattered, tarnished soul—for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
"Many glaciers are not only shrinking in length but are increasingly entering a phase of structural disintegration," said Andreas Kellerer-Pirklbauer from the University of Graz.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 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 seems to have spread as a kind of infectious disease exacerbated by the strains of ambition, affluence, family disintegration, and loneliness.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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East of Eden
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