splinter

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

From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026

The 21st Century saw dance music splinter into even more sub-genres, providing something for everyone to move to.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

As the Beatles began to splinter, Spitz writes, the Stones sharpened their focus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026

But regional cooperation doesn’t need to splinter the world entirely.

From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026

There was something wedged under his skin—some kind of metal splinter, he thought, though he couldn’t remember where or when he’d gotten it.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

The ocean scenery is fake; the wooden splinters are real.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

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

Navigating around the crater, Al-Ahmad trudged into the blown-out remains of the hall, his feet crunching on an underbrush of glass, wood splinters and insulation.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026

He loved running down the wooden floors of Windsor Castle with his cousins when he was younger trying to avoid getting splinters.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025

There were splinters in odd places, but he wasn’t about to tell Aaron that and have to explain how he’d gotten them.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026

The anti-Assad forces were splintered, mutually mistrustful and prone to looting; the areas they controlled descended into anarchy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

In the modern music industry, with listening splintered across various streaming services and social-media platforms, it’s hard to write any song, much less a protest song, that reaches a critical mass of listeners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

And earlier this month, seven of those MPs splintered off from the party in protest at the authoritarian management of long-standing leader Wilders.

From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026

She was going to get her wish, she thought as she grabbed for a splintered desk.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau

Instead, the middle class is splintering along generational lines.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026

Now this very coalition is splintering as his support spirals downward.

From Salon ● Feb. 21, 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

“Even if there is some post-crackdown splintering, the nucleus of the regime now has even more incentive to stick together.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026

One chair gave way and the sound of splintering wood split the air in the rear of the church.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou