dissolve
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Borders don’t dissolve because a stadium sang together, and no treaty was signed in Foxborough, Mass., that night.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The team found that influenza A infection caused these structures to dissolve.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
The home run helped dissolve any lingering worries about Rushing and Ohtani’s pairing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
Sanchez, a 57-year-old congressman draws on the rural background of his mentor, former president Pedro Castillo, a schoolteacher jailed after a failed attempt to dissolve Congress in 2022.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
If the Age of the Gods really did end, the world as we knew it would dissolve into chaos.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
The emotional intensity of the moment dissolves, the wounds heal, and time marches onward.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Every controversy quickly dissolves into the next one.
From Salon ● May 16, 2026
Soluble fiber — found in things like oats and lentils — dissolves in water, slows digestion and helps lower some cholesterol, Shelke said.
From MarketWatch ● May 10, 2026
The vividness of the past dissolves too soon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
There is the deep and appealing notion that the universe is but the dream of the god who, after a hundred Brahma years, dissolves himself into a dreamless sleep.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
“If Flores is dissolved, it’s not going to be easy to stand up this same set of programs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The request is a common theme among the Jolie-Pitt siblings since the couple’s marriage was formally dissolved in 2019 and divorce became finalized in 2024 after a long legal battle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Sir Ed Davey, the party's leader, said Fifa no longer serves the game or its supporters, and should be completely dissolved.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
There followed a long period when silent films were virtually unmarketable, and the lifework of many actors and directors disappeared into warehouses or dissolved into silver.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
The world instantly dissolved into a series of Technicolored bubbles and, try as she might, Holly couldn’t seem to hold on to more than one thought.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
The Backrooms takes this to the extreme - a physical symbol of memories "dissolving into themselves".
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
Sherritt International plans to exit its Cuban operations by dissolving partnerships, citing expanded U.S. sanctions against Cuba.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
In a separate post, Musk said he was "dissolving" xAI as a standalone company.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
They then pulsed the electron beam 4,000 times over two hours, repeatedly dissolving the defects as they formed.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 20, 2026
I see back through the dissolving photograph, myself and father leaning over a bassinet.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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