disbandment

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The disbandment — even temporary — of the gang units in one of the city’s busiest police divisions is an extraordinary step, but one that some observers argued was necessary.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

A founder of Tren de Aragua, a transnational gang founded in Venezuela, has asked Colombia's government for peace talks leading to the group's disbandment, according to a letter published Saturday.

From Barron's • Oct. 11, 2025

Gen Mkhwanazi detailed a sequence of events he claims led to the "orchestrated" disbandment of a task force set up in 2018 to investigate the killing of politicians, mainly in KwaZulu-Natal.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

In this aspect, Sheff makes a convincing case that not only did Ono not cause the Fabs’ disbandment, she in fact prolonged their working relationship over their last few albums.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2025

Then came the disbandment; Sherman bade his "boys" good-by in a ringing farewell order; the men departed to their waiting homes, and the splendid "Army of the West" was a thing of the past.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)