splinter

The ESL was a splinter league formed by 12 of Europe's biggest clubs, including six from the Premier League.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

The bloc of governors would have to splinter before a majority of Fed voters in favor of a hike could carry the day.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

Recently six countries representing most of the bloc’s economy and population formed a splinter group to drive the idea forward, and their leaders are trying to persuade others to join.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

That threat could be a pathogen inside the body or something as simple as a splinter.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026

Right after, a white splinter came crashing down from the sky, punc­turing the water.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

I also wanted to understand if my treatment, which forced me to excavate painful childhood memories lodged beneath the surface, like splinters the skin had long healed over, could help others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

As attention splinters and our realities feel increasingly fractured, it makes sense that Coachella would begin to mirror that condition, each version just real enough to feel like the whole thing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026

Speak the speech, I pray you, but not in such a way that splinters the overall story.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

"Fortunately, it was a small injury from plastic splinters from the right window."

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2025

The giant panda has a special, thick lining in its throat to protect against bamboo splinters.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh

Other chapters, written in splintered, sharply poeticized fragments, assume Gelsomina’s point of view.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

The early ratings show the enduring power of live sporting events and their ability to draw mass audiences at a time when streaming video has splintered viewership .

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

When he climbed the heap of slurry, he saw splintered furniture and ruined papers, but one thing remained intact.

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026

Instead, after the region won independence from Spain in the early 19th century, it splintered into almost three dozen states of varying commitment to democracy and the rule of law.

From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026

And all about, stone, cracked and splintered into countless jagged shards, was scattered far and wide, or piled in ruinous heaps.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

Instead, the middle class is splintering along generational lines.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026

Individual investors kicked off 2026 by taking a page from the playbook of global central banks and stockpiling gold as a hedge against a splintering world order.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026

“Or you get chaos and splintering and regionalization,” Ratney said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026

Price’s thesis is simple, but unsettling: modern digital life — especially social media — is turbocharging our anxieties and splintering our attention spans, making what she calls “True Fun” feel increasingly elusive.

From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2025

This was followed by an awful splintering noise as the enormous rainbow snapped right across the middle and became two separate pieces.

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl