break apart
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Particles could break apart, stick together, drift toward the Sun, or become trapped in certain regions.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
Several different forces can trigger this activity, including heat from the Sun, collisions or extremely rapid spinning that causes the object to break apart.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
The car-sized rover carried two tubes of a chemical called TMAH, which can break apart organic matter to see what it is made out of.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
Once conditions improve, these structures break apart and normal cellular activity resumes.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
Chances are the thread viruses can survive for some time—if the surface is free of sunlight, which would break apart the virus’s genetic material.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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