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Since the beginning of satellite observations in the 1970s, the tip of the shelf had been disintegrating into icebergs in a series of what glaciologists call calving events.

From Scientific American • Mar. 29, 2022

Before he became a candidate the prohibition and temperance organizations had been disintegrating.

From Time Magazine Archive

Party harmony, which the dinner supposedly celebrated, had been disintegrating steadily during his eleven months in office.

From Time Magazine Archive