dismantle
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According to the people, the China Securities Regulatory Commission asked Earendil to either dismantle its red-chip structure or justify why it is necessary before it decides whether to approve the IPO plan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Local police superintendent ANM Sajedur Rahman said authorities lacked the resources to dismantle trafficking networks.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
The prophecy states that they’ll acquire the powers of “Break” – to dismantle or undo something – and “Seal” to contain, reconstruct or suppress something.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
The executive order is part of the Trump administration’s effort to dismantle Mexican drug cartels that includes the Jalisco New Genertion Cartel and the Beltran Leyva Organization.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
SABIO, IAN: What happens if their recommendation is to dismantle the STM and leave Ridge out there?
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Unlike many recyclers, which melt electronic waste in bulk, the Royal Mint dismantles devices first.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
The move dismantles the bet on convergence Roberts made 15 years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Justice Elena Kagan’s majority opinion on Monday dismantles that theory piece by piece.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
Among the many quotes Ross left with his audience is one that dismantles intimidating concepts about natural ability, the kind of artistic gatekeeping we often impose on ourselves.
From Salon ● May 2, 2026
He dismantles the machine, stares into its circuits, lets his fingers trace the journeys of electrons.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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The Israeli military said security forces dismantled two illegal outposts set up by settlers near the villages of Qusra and Jalud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The Israeli military said on Thursday it had sent forces to the area a second time, overnight, and dismantled two outposts, detaining one Israeli.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Kostyuk, who beat Swiatek in the French Open fourth round in June, dismantled Madison Keys 6-3 6-1.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
According to Clark, who also authors the Capital Flows and Asset Markets blog, the financial architecture built during the Thatcher-Reagan revolution of the 1980s is being dismantled.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
And on Hurlbut Street, my grandfather, Lefty Stephanides, took down the zebra skin, dismantled his underground speakeasy, and emerged once again into the upper atmosphere.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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Polizzi estimated that he’d spend more than $50,000 trying to get proper city approvals before dismantling the treehouse in 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
“So while AI is shifting the labor market, it is not dismantling it.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
For 58 seasons, through wars, impeachments and the corporate dismantling of the network news business around it, “60 Minutes” remained America’s highest-rated newsmagazine.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
“Hiring has also increased over last year by 25%, so while AI is shifting the labor market, it is not dismantling it,” Andy Challenger, who tracks workplace data and trends, told the Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
All of this took time, and Fischer’s clock continued running while the dismantling went on.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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