dissecting

Example Sentences

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"This suggests there are some requirements from the immune system in order for this drug to work, and we're in the process of dissecting these characteristics in more granular detail in these larger studies."

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

After Block CEO Jack Dorsey announced that his financial-technology firm was laying off 4,000 people, text threads between workers outside Block erupted, while executives began furiously dissecting the move.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Yet the majority of the songs were concerned with a broken relationship, hopelessly dissecting what went wrong.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

There’s a massive culture of forecasting and dissecting — it can be overwhelming to me as a viewer because I feel like I’m not watching closely enough.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

That learning about the Pythagorean theorem and arpeggios and dissecting worms is the only thing that could keep her mind off it.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy