disbandment
Example Sentences
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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
In April 1970, Paul McCartney announced The Beatles’ disbandment to a stunned world.
From Salon ● Feb. 27, 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
The UK and Irish governments are to explore formal engagement with paramilitary groups to help bring about their disbandment.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2025
Six militia battalions took part in the defence of Quebec in 1759, and even the transfer of Canada from the French to the British crown did not cause the disbandment of the existing forces.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various
