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apart

[uh-pahrt] / əˈpɑrt /


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The researchers speculate that the signal could come from a "stream" of material released by the star's core while the black hole's immense gravity was tearing it apart.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

Once federal investigators started digging into these cases, however, they often fell apart.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

It added that the family had requested privacy while they "reconnect after this time apart".

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

But the pitching staff, built around Skenes, is falling apart.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The paper was frayed and nearly falling apart because every night, without fail, Pili would read to her little brother.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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