disassemble
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Even an 11-minute musical performance could still require the break to be extended, given the time likely required to set up and disassemble the show.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
“This Court is now asked to determine whether the federal government has the power it claims — to dissemble and disassemble historical truths when it has some domain over historical facts,” Rufe wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2026
"However, there have been stacks created on parts of Mam Tor, and staff and volunteers will infrequently disassemble any found."
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2025
"In other words, we can disassemble the fabric so that we can recycle far more textiles in the future."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 13, 2024
The basement in their North Logan home was an electronics graveyard that included Keith’s first Atari, an ancient model he’d sometimes pull out, disassemble, then solder back together as an improved version.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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Encroaching flames caused the main facility that disassembles America’s nuclear arsenal to pause operations Tuesday night, but it was open for normal work by Wednesday.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
As she stomps and shouts and disassembles, I sit here, still cross-legged on the bed, and wonder whether it’s too late in the day to jump on a train and head into work.
From The Verge ● Aug. 1, 2022
Throughout the tragicomic solo “Monologue,” a trumpeter literally disassembles the horn, producing a litany of hisses, sputters and rattles.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2020
Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins In her bold and strange novel, Watkins disassembles the mythology of the American west, paying particular attention to its brutal expansionism and unquestioned promise of personal reinvention.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 12, 2020
The energy yield depends on the amount of uranium and the time it can be held together before it disassembles itself.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
The German firm said it had disassembled the rocket to carry out investigations.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
She digitally "disassembled" the fossil one bone at a time and uncovered several anatomical features that differed from known Hesperosuchus specimens.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
Bicycle parts were of particular interest, hence the tented “bike shops,” with piles of disassembled parts, so common in L.A. encampments during the COVID-19 pandemic.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
EUV machines are so massive that they have to be disassembled before they can be shipped to clients by three 747 planes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
Touching him is order and chaos, like being assembled and disassembled at the same time.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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From all accounts, Israeli and American military strikes are meeting and even exceeding their goals of disassembling the regime’s infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
There, Mark finds Gemma serenely disassembling the crib, and coaxes her to run with him.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2025
“There was never a waking moment when Ed wasn’t with his guitar. He worked day and night, disassembling and then refashioning his guitars to suit his sound, practicing endlessly. It was all he cared about.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2024
These include disassembling the station and using the younger elements in a next-generation platform.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2024
The next time we saw him, he was in uniform, assigned to motion study training in assembling and disassembling the Lewis machine gun and other automatic weapons.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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