disintegration
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The disintegration of Willy’s mind reflects its cause, the disintegration of the family for which he has strived and sold himself—and his tattered, tarnished soul—for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
"Many glaciers are not only shrinking in length but are increasingly entering a phase of structural disintegration," said Andreas Kellerer-Pirklbauer from the University of Graz.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
Aung San's wartime comrade Ne Win, who had taken the helm of the armed forces after the leader's assassination in murky circumstances, swooped in in a putsch he justified as protection against Myanmar's disintegration.
From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025
Both emphasized the need to address root causes of violence, including poverty and social disintegration.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2025
“I quite agree that the production of neutrons from beryllium is no evidence for the disintegration of deutons and a low mass for the neutron,” he wrote.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing disintegration
East of Eden
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Tracking Trash
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