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disintegration

[dis-in-tuh-gray-shuhn] / dɪsˌɪn təˈgreɪ ʃən /


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He decried “the experts and politicians who have prescribed, encouraged, and applauded the disintegration of such farming communities all over this country into our allegedly miraculous modern American agriculture.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

It’s a lesson in how our government works now, and also, it involves the best story of the summer: the total disintegration of D.C.’s Reflecting Pool.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

But most microplastics come from the slow disintegration of larger plastic products, including plastic wrap, takeaway containers, polyester clothes, tyres, paint and artificial turf.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

But there is also logic behind the chip industry’s drift toward disintegration over the past couple of decades, largely into companies that either make or design chips.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

As the Solvay drew near, interest in the deuton spread beyond Berkeley and the Cavendish, as did doubts about Lawrence’s disintegration theory and, consequently, his calculation for the neutron’s weight.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

While all the October disintegrations have been a surprise, this latest one was even more shocking considering this Dodgers team had seemingly learned from last year’s embarrassment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2023

The new series appears to follow Fett’s efforts to bring some order to the former crime lord’s holding — presumably without too many disintegrations.

From The Verge ● Nov. 1, 2021

A short half-life will produce many more disintegrations per second.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

The next few days will naturally be fraught with questions surrounding the Everton manager David Moyes' likely succession, and of related disintegrations, the secondary aftershocks of Ferguson's departure.

From The Guardian ● May 8, 2013

The Rad Lab’s letter reporting its own disintegrations of lithium went out to the journal Physical Review on September 15 and appeared in print two weeks later over the names of Lawrence, Livingston, and White.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik


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