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dissolution

[dis-uh-loo-shuhn] / ˌdɪs əˈlu ʃən /




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Willis quit the Village People in 1979 during production of “Can’t Stop the Music,” a Village People film and a financial disaster that led to the band’s dissolution.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

Lajos struggles to keep hold of the estate after the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918 and during the interwar years as Hungary slides toward its alliance with Nazi Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

But clean air activists say more is needed, and are pushing for the government to move quickly on clean air legislation that stalled last year with the dissolution of parliament.

From Barron's Apr. 3, 2026

Allbirds also said it would file a statement by April 24 seeking shareholder approval of the sale and a dissolution of the company.

From MarketWatch Mar. 31, 2026

Carter paused to let them imagine the dissolution of The Vigils.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

"It's not about the election, it's about the dissolutions."

From Barron's Feb. 7, 2026

“These are mom-and-pop owners of real estate. People going through death, divorce, partnership dissolutions or retirement who are forced to sell as soon as possible,” Maher said.

From Los Angeles Times May 5, 2023

The dissolutions could create a fresh constitutional crisis in the country.

From Reuters Dec. 17, 2022

Over recent years, civil partnership dissolutions of lesbian couples have held steady at roughly twice the level of gay men's civil partnership dissolutions.

From BBC May 1, 2016

I have already pointed out the difference between solution of salts in water and metallic dissolutions.

From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine




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