as in to dismantle
to take apart
soldiers were expected to be able to demount and reassemble their weapons
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The moves effectively dismantled the infrastructure meant to inform election officials of potential cyber threats.
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It would be dismantled, and even the awe-inspiring Ferris wheel had an unusual end.
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Ukrainian drones monitor these areas for resupply movement by small trucks, ground robots, or dismounted troops.
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Chiles, though, did rebound with a clean beam and dismount for a 9.9500 score to get the Bruins back in it.
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Yet days after the work was completed, photographs and videos of floating chunks of a cerulean material that appears to have detached from the pool’s walls have gone viral.
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Today, people amass unmanageable debt simply to keep faith with a story that feels increasingly detached from their reality.
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If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.
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Hobbs disconnected the state's voter database from the site and sent a quick reaction team to help fix whatever gap the foreign users had slipped through.
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Once completed in Spain, the new organ was disassembled and its parts were gradually transported to Prague on trucks.
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But by the time Villanova went to Broad Street to play Temple in 2017, the Wildcats had entirely disassembled the Big 5, turning it into their own personal playground.
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This site strikes a rare balance between serenity and world-class action.
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The devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela yesterday were most likely caused by a rupture in one of the country’s most active seismic zones — comprising the Boconó and San Sebastián faults, which extend along Venezuela’s northern coast — according to the USGS.
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“Demount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demount. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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