Example Sentences

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Industry analysts are dissecting the data, seeking to shed more light on how consumers are feeling, particularly after the government reported a significant decline in consumer spending last month.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2024

But I can’t help but worry that there is something deeply inhumane in how we are dissecting their misdeeds, because I do not understand what we are trying to learn or see.

From Slate • Sep. 28, 2022

How has it been navigating the fandom and the way they are dissecting things during a season like this one?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2021

The unsolved Nov. 15 killing of Detective Sean Suiter is the talk of Baltimore, where residents are dissecting details of the case in offices, on street corners and on social media.

From Washington Times • Nov. 29, 2017

Already, some officers are dissecting the response in the episode on Monday.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2011