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“Only last month U.S. authorities said that it was illegal for countries to charge tolls on international waterways, so this threat may disintegrate when it hits reality,” said Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

Language is malleable, but it has to retain some meaning, or the boundaries of our society will disintegrate more than they already have.

From Salon ● May 10, 2026

A police chief has said there is no imminent danger that the tower will disintegrate.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025

This kind of "odd" solid can even disintegrate on its own.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2025

If you don’t—sometimes on Dad’s boat we even hose them off—they’ll gunk up and disintegrate.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

But if data disintegrates, he said, he would vote in favor of a cut.

From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026

He adds that if we sacrifice that commitment for A.I., “you’d get to a point pretty fast where it just disintegrates and becomes the ugliest definition of the word product.”

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2024

Lukas’ portrayal deepens as the marriage between Nick and Fanny disintegrates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2024

Aluminum-based superconducting qubits can store information for a relatively long time before the data inevitably disintegrates.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 26, 2024

When a wind spirit disintegrates, it creates a vacuum.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

The numbers are far from the peaks reached in 2011, when tens of thousands arrived in just a few months as maritime border controls disintegrated during the Arab Spring revolts.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

It was a piece of old Nashville that’s slowly disintegrated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

But then on Feb. 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon reentry into the atmosphere, killing the crew of seven.

From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2025

Research commissioned by the government found that some non-plastic wipes failed tests on how fast they disintegrated, meaning they could still block sewers.

From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025

If Jason hadn’t been strapped to the mast with one of Leo’s twenty-point safety harnesses, he would have disintegrated.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

That changed in April 2023 when unknowing construction workers unceremoniously removed a disintegrating Pinky from its eyrie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

The story of her disintegrating marriage to fellow writer Murray Bail makes for a slow burn of suspense and readerly alarm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

It is on its fourth cheese supplier, and still is trying to figure out how to keep the cheese from disintegrating while the shell waits for fillings like ground beef and yet-more cheese.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025

Policies that focus on moving individuals rather than communities carry a risk, potentially disintegrating social networks that help sustain people later in life.

From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2025

He turned in a circle, steaming and slowly disintegrating until there was nothing left but an old, stained bathrobe and a pair of bunny slippers.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan