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dissolve

[dih-zolv] / dɪˈzɒlv /




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The CPB pulled the plug on itself when its board voted in January to dissolve the corporation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Sources told Spanish media that the government would spend the weekend deciding its next step, and whether to dissolve parliament.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Then, the Golden State Valkyries scored 13 consecutive points late in the fourth quarter to dissolve a double-digits Sparks lead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Yu added that Beijing hopes, through the "geographical integration" of the two cities, "to gradually dissolve the borders".

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

For the rocks to be clean, for the creatures in the ocean to eat the rest of it, for a three-thousand-pound shark to dissolve.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

The budget, as big as it is, is only one item on the executive's to-do list before the assembly dissolves in March ahead of the election.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Their meat is regularly likened to snowflakes, in part because of the intricate patterns in its fat marbling, but also for the way that it dissolves in your mouth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Instead, the Royal Mint uses a process that dissolves the gold at room temperature.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

The emotional intensity of the moment dissolves, the wounds heal, and time marches onward.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

I don’t know whether to be more thankful or terrified—but terror dissolves as I realize how beautiful she is.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

It was dissolved and removed from the register of charities in 2024.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

South Sudan President Salva Kiir has dissolved the transitional government, three months before the country's first election since its independence in 2011.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Eataly itself sells a $25.99 Alfredo that, unlike so many jarred Alfredo sauces, does not taste as though someone dissolved Parmesan into wallpaper paste.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

In the laboratory study, researchers dissolved the chemical in acetone and applied it to pieces of wood.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

She plunged into the quarry and resurfaced, spitting and slicking her hair back, all that work down the drain as makeup and hair gel dissolved into the stagnant water.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

PCE is a synthetic, colorless liquid that is especially effective at dissolving grease.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

Grok comes from xAI, which SpaceX merged with in February. xAI no longer exists, with SpaceX dissolving the entity recently.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

One critic observed that Ray Bradbury writes about “dreams turning out true, truth dissolving into dreams.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

The Backrooms takes this to the extreme - a physical symbol of memories "dissolving into themselves".

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

“SORRY!” the girls yelled as one before dissolving into laughter.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray




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