disband
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The couple formed part of a 99-strong group of guerrillas who struck a deal with outgoing President Gustavo Petro to disband two months ago.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Last month, the trust announced it was planning to disband and transfer all its schools to other trusts.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Rather than disband the Vermont Rainbow Coalition after the 1984 primary, they kept the group going, endorsing candidates in campaigns for the legislature and statewide office in each of the next three election cycles.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026
The SDF still controls the cities Kobani and Hasakah, where there are large Kurdish populations, and where the militia group could dig in rather than disband.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
Francie, usually dragging Neeley along, often followed the musicians from stop to stop, street to street, until it got dark and time for the musicians to disband.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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Before the mayor disbands the SRG, I would urge him to check the facts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
It disbands a myriad of existing working groups and replaces them with a centralized system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024
The announcement effectively disbands aspects of Twitter’s tool kits for penalizing accounts — from those of presidents to foreign trolls — that break the company’s rules against hate speech, bullying and spreading misinformation around elections.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2022
A member of St. Thomas Catholic Church in Madison, Johnson is spearheading an effort to make sure that the church building lives on long after the congregation disbands.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 26, 2016
When the "Wild West" disbands, the last vestige of our frontier life passes from the scene of active realities, and becomes a matter of history.
From Last of the Great Scouts : the life story of Col. William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill" as told by his sister by Helen Cody Wetmore
In yet another sign that the company is tightening its focus on commercial AI applications, Google disbanded its AlphaFold research team in July.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
She spent a year at La Masia, Barcelona's famous youth academy, but had to leave when her girls team was disbanded.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
David Koepp, who wrote the screenplay based on an original story by Spielberg, referenced real-life congressional testimony and reports from Project Blue Book, an Air Force program which investigated UFOs that was disbanded in 1969.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Hattersley also disbanded the B Specials, the controversial reserve police force, replacing it with the Ulster Defence Regiment.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
The pirate crew disbanded in terror, chattering and clicking as they dropped their weapons, forgot the captives, ignored Chrysaor’s orders, and jumped overboard.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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Mr. Mamdani may have been gratuitous in firing and disbanding the advisory board.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
A unit of Spanish volunteers said it was disbanding after having waited two days at an airport in Spain for accreditation from Venezuelan authorities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
The group went on to achieve a string of top 10 hits and sold millions of albums before disbanding in 2013.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026
He announced the disbanding of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2025
The voices of Edna’s disbanding guests jarred like a discordant note upon the quiet harmony of the night.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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