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dissection

[dih-sek-shuhn, dahy-] / dɪˈsɛk ʃən, daɪ- /




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"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

Sam Fender has won the 2025 Mercury Prize for his third album, People Watching, a steely-eyed dissection of working-class life in the north of England.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

I watched Hilty for research but I quickly found myself caught up in her minute dissection and seemingly wild projection.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 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