disembowels

present tense third-person singular of disembowel
as in cleans
to take the internal organs out of ancient Roman prophets would disembowel animals in order to read the future from their entrails

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  • Enabling healthy habitats for future space explorers The current prototype cleans only a small area at a time, roughly the width of a pencil.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
  • Eco effort The hotel cleans and bottles its own water in glass containers.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
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  • The plan removes hundreds of millions of emissions allowances but creates a new incentive pool and more free permits for industry, aiming to keep refineries and manufacturing from leaving the state.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
  • In general, electrification cuts energy costs, removes the volatility of fuel prices, and builds more resilient operations.
    Justin Worland, Time, 29 May 2026
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  • What most of us know is a relationship that goes sour, and the one that guts you the most is a love that goes wrong.
    Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
  • The only realistic threat to Clyburn’s winning reelection would be if the conservative Supreme Court guts the Voting Rights Act and South Carolina Republicans redraw the state’s congressional districts before the fall elections.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Disembowels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disembowels. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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