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dissolve

[dih-zolv] / dɪˈzɒlv /




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In a study involving 194 patients, researchers found that a treatment using tiny particles that dissolve within hours was associated with substantial reductions in knee pain and improvements in mobility.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Sources told Spanish media that the government would spend the weekend deciding its next step, and whether to dissolve parliament.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

In paintings from that decade, Caland’s imagery of bodies swell, split, meld and dissolve.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Yu added that Beijing hopes, through the "geographical integration" of the two cities, "to gradually dissolve the borders".

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

After death, the cadaver suddenly deteriorates: the internal organs, having been dead or partially dead for days, have already begun to dissolve, and a sort of shock-related meltdown occurs.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

The budget, as big as it is, is only one item on the executive's to-do list before the assembly dissolves in March ahead of the election.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Instead, the Royal Mint uses a process that dissolves the gold at room temperature.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

The opening “I Feel So Free” is the thesis statement, framing the club as a place that dissolves ego, lessens anxiety, and offers a portal to communal bliss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

The emotional intensity of the moment dissolves, the wounds heal, and time marches onward.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

The reply came: Keeping still, so that restlessness dissolves; then, beyond the tumult, one can perceive the great laws.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

The order was dissolved in April 2022, court records show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Once they got around to talking, Sepinwall’s doubts dissolved.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

It was dissolved and removed from the register of charities in 2024.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Even so, its concentration showed strong relationships with several important soil properties, including pH, microbial biomass phosphorus, organic matter content, and phosphorus dissolved in soil water.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

He looked at me, his mouth open, and I saw in his eyes a curious mixture of happiness and pain that dissolved into fear.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

However, that study used polyvinyl alcohol particles rather than the dissolving gelatin particles examined by Fleckenstein's team.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

The classic paths to Hollywood are dissolving in real time, driven by media consolidation, advancements in AI and a fundamental shift in the younger generation’s attention toward vertical, creator-led, short-form content.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The point is to let those deeply savory ingredients spend some time in the heat rather than simply dissolving them into broth at the end.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

Grok comes from xAI, which SpaceX merged with in February. xAI no longer exists, with SpaceX dissolving the entity recently.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

“By any means necessary” meant examine the obstacles, determine the vision, find the resolve, and explore the alternatives toward dissolving the obstacles.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey


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