fragmented

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People who tend to mind-wander more often reported dreams that were fragmented and constantly changing.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

She felt compelled to create an in-person experience that was distinctly human — something true and personal — the antithesis of the digitally-saturated, fragmented and ephemeral world we live in, where truth is often opaque.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

That means the trio don’t risk losing market share when they keep supply constrained the way companies in more fragmented industries might.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

According to David Goodyer, CEO of umbrella organisation Early Years Wales, which has 850 childcare provider members, the system is "fragmented" with a "multitude of funding pathways" that can make it difficult to navigate.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Behind these and other proximate factors, I saw an “Optimal Fragmentation Principle”: ultimate geographic factors that led to China becoming unified early and mostly remaining unified thereafter, while Europe remained constantly fragmented.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond