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New York University’s Transit Costs Project has dissected the differences between rail transit construction in the United States and abroad, spotlighting assumptions we should revisit.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2025

Pundit after pundit has dissected United's lack of co-ordinated pressing, with Sky's Jamie Carragher labelling Ten Hag's side as "one of the worst coached teams" he had seen.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2024

Gobert’s offensive limitations have made him a poor fit with Anthony Edwards, and Denver has dissected Minnesota’s defense — to say nothing of the French center’s in-game punch of teammate Kyle Anderson.

From Washington Post • Apr. 24, 2023

And after being lured back to the team by vice president of player engagement Maurice Kelly, Sherman has dissected film on the new DBs, leaving at least one as awed as he was inspired.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2022

The popular and the familiar are never awe-full, and even death loses in dignity when one has dissected a few bodies.

From The Foundations of Personality by Myerson, Abraham