breakdown

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Using this approach, the team identified important biological pathways that may contribute to memory loss and the gradual breakdown of brain tissue.

From Science Daily

We have presented a modified version of the table from his report below that offers a helpful breakdown of some of these big moves.

From MarketWatch

As demonstrated by the outbreaks of the English Civil War in 1642 and the French Revolution in 1789, fiscal breakdown caused a loss of political legitimacy.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The person is awake, but at the same time, there’s clearly this brief breakdown of ability to focus on the outside world.”

From The Wall Street Journal

That capability opens the door to tracking the full life cycle of microplastics, from ingestion and internal transport to transformation and final breakdown.

From Science Daily