dissection

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To him, presenting “Fiddler on the Roof” in Yiddish is revolutionary, as is “John Proctor Is the Villain’s” dissection of a classic through a feminist lens.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

"This is a very significant finding; it is the first genetic dissection of Race 4 resistance from this wild subspecies."

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

The dynamic relationship of critique and metacritique, rational dissection and passionate assertion, made the Renaissance great.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

Your screenplay’s dissection of our modern culture is so complex.

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2025

Holmes explained that he had been doing some dissection but now had completed his research.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson