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come apart

















VERB
snap
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Using advanced imaging techniques and earthquake data, scientists have now seen this subduction zone starting to come apart.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

It all began to come apart in 1980.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The same team leaders driving stressed employees onward—perhaps promising a light at the end of the tunnel or, more likely, setting wildly high metrics to meet—are themselves starting to come apart at the seams.

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2024

The Ship lights its engines before the two halves of the vehicle come apart.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2024

On the third day of snow, the king’s host began to come apart.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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