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dismantlement

American  
[dis-man-tuhl-muhnt] / dɪsˈmæn təl mənt /

noun

dismantlements plural
  1. the act or process of taking something apart or dismantling something.


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The South Africa case shows the value of engaging cooperative authorities to support dismantlement and international verification.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

After the yelling, the hearings, the lawsuit, the dismantlement, Richard Serra entered the last decade of the last century with his mind cast toward the classics.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024

The plant is a key site for the assembly, dismantlement and maintenance of US nuclear weapons.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024

Senate had recently passed a bill—named for its sponsors, Democrat Sam Nunn and Republican Richard Lugar—to pay for the cleanup and dismantlement of nuclear weapons throughout the former Soviet Union.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2024

Several others were in various stages of dismantlement in the corner, and bits of chain were scattered across the table.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

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