disband

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Rather than disband the Vermont Rainbow Coalition after the 1984 primary, they kept the group going, endorsing candidates in campaigns for the legislature and statewide office in each of the next three election cycles.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

In 1949, Down Beat magazine, long a champion, even urged him to disband.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

It was the inner circle, a cabal I’d tried to disband for more than a decade.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

It was around this time that she and the Patti Smith Group decided to disband, which resulted in the aforementioned rumors surrounding her motives.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

Coveting the directorship as a way to build his own bureaucratic empire, Hoover concealed from Stone the extent of his role in domestic surveillance operations and promised to disband the intelligence division.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann