disintegration
Example Sentences
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"Many glaciers are not only shrinking in length but are increasingly entering a phase of structural disintegration," said Andreas Kellerer-Pirklbauer from the University of Graz.
From BBC
Bush nor President Mikhail Gorbachev anticipated: the disintegration of the U.S.S.R.
"The risk is a disintegration, even a collapse, of the reputation and historical role of the American Church," he said.
From Barron's
Aung San's wartime comrade Ne Win, who had taken the helm of the armed forces after the leader's assassination in murky circumstances, swooped in in a putsch he justified as protection against Myanmar's disintegration.
From Barron's
It's the rapid reimagining of O'Neill's team and the disintegration of the organisation that had been created.
From BBC
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