dismantle
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“It’s another medium for me to be able to articulate or dismantle those constructs around what makes sense together,” Kelela says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Pietersen is one of the finest batters to ever play for England, known for his innovative strokeplay and ability to dismantle opposition bowling attacks.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Sometimes he followed through, but other times he backed off, citing renewed progress on an agreement to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
In late July, the company said it would dismantle them and replace them with a power plant that is up to code.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
He demanded that they free the birds and dismantle the cages.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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“Collaboration recovers children sooner, links investigation, dismantles trafficking organizations and holds traffickers accountable. A trafficker should never escape accountability because critical information was sitting in another agency’s database.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
The move dismantles the bet on convergence Roberts made 15 years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
The split effectively dismantles a 15-year strategy built on vertical integration.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Justice Elena Kagan’s majority opinion on Monday dismantles that theory piece by piece.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 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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In the superstar quarterback’s return from knee surgery, Kansas City dismantled the Denver Broncos 31-10 with a Super Bowl MVP running back stealing the show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
He had already impressed with his pace bowling, dismissing Root in his first over in Test cricket, then the way he dismantled the England attack on Friday was thrilling and audacious.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The statue was dismantled and removed from its long-time plinth at the University of Hong Kong in late 2021, and other local universities followed suit with similar objects.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
The Seagram empire eventually was dismantled and sold off, with Diageo ending up with the Crown Royal brand.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
In Cuba, crews of Soviet soldiers dismantled the missile sites.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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The attacks led to the war in Afghanistan, which lasted for 20 years after the invasion’s initial success in dismantling al-Qaida and removing the Taliban government.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday at age 80, made a career out of building illusions she delighted in dismantling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Zhu became known for his ardent anti-corruption drive, controversial dismantling of inefficient state-owned firms and integration of China with the global economy.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 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
The roustabouts, having spent much of the day sleeping in whatever corner they could find, are dismantling the great canvas city as efficiently as they put it up.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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