unravelled
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But the alliance soon unravelled as they pursued divergent political agendas.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
The nonpartisan specialists from CISA, backed by their FBI counterparts, explained they’d unravelled what had happened in Antrim County.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
A proponent of nuclear negotiations, Larijani supported the landmark 2015 nuclear deal with world powers which unravelled three years later after Trump withdrew the US from the accord.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
A 2018 power-sharing deal brought relative peace, with Kiir as president and Machar his deputy, but the agreement has unravelled over the past year.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
Things that I had done but forgot came to life as she unravelled my past; some of these things nobody but myself knew.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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