disintegrate
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"I figure it'll probably disintegrate and probably nobody will ever hear it, that's what bothers me... if it rots in there before they open it."
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
When a brooding Pitt admits he’s had trouble with “family stuff,” the writer lets the sentiment disintegrate.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
“Only last month U.S. authorities said that it was illegal for countries to charge tolls on international waterways, so this threat may disintegrate when it hits reality,” said Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
They disintegrate, scattering their molecules to the stratospheric winds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
“Your akrafena cannot disintegrate Bulgu,” Bulgu brags, advancing toward me once more.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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However, the US Geological Survey then clarified that the disaster was caused by a "glacial collapse", which is when a glacier or part of a glacier disintegrates.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
But if data disintegrates, he said, he would vote in favor of a cut.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
He adds that if we sacrifice that commitment for A.I., “you’d get to a point pretty fast where it just disintegrates and becomes the ugliest definition of the word product.”
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2024
Lukas’ portrayal deepens as the marriage between Nick and Fanny disintegrates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
He moves to place it on her shoulders but the lace disintegrates between his fingers, falling into dust.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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Every robot that faceplanted, lost a limb, or disintegrated in a spray of sparks was borne away on a stretcher by human attendants with deadpan solicitude.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
Donald Campbell died aged 45 when the hydroplane flipped into the air and disintegrated as he attempted a water speed record.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
By 1946, the young republic had almost disintegrated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Given how fragile it was, it may simply have disintegrated on the shelf and been overlooked or thrown away.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
His jaws clamped down on one, his claws swiped at another, and it looked like a silver tornado whirled in the clearing as the metal monsters disintegrated into broken links and rust.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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That changed in April 2023 when unknowing construction workers unceremoniously removed a disintegrating Pinky from its aerie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
The former, which Miller once considered calling “The Inside of His Head,” is fluidly constructed, playing fast and loose with time as it tracks the disintegrating mental life of down-and-out salesman Willy Loman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
It is on its fourth cheese supplier, and still is trying to figure out how to keep the cheese from disintegrating while the shell waits for fillings like ground beef and yet-more cheese.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025
Columbia was unable to withstand the fiery re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, disintegrating as the world watched on in horror.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025
The kids came diving out, jamming in the doorways, pushing into the backs of other kids, knocking each other flat on the disintegrating boardwalk.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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