apart
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But it fell apart amid Iranian attacks on ships aimed at asserting control over the strait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
The incoming rock was fragile and broke apart quickly as it traveled through the atmosphere.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
But West Ham raced to a 5-0 half‑time lead, with Alvin Martin, Trevor Brooking and Tony Cottee tearing Bury apart.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
But it turned out to be a weak case, one that falls apart under the weight of its own contradictions, omissions, and leaps of illogic.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
A little apart from them, an old woman was heading arrows: slotting needle-fine flakes of flint into the shafts, then gluing them in place with a paste of pine.blood and beeswax.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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