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fragment

[frag-muhnt, frag-muhnt, -ment, frag-ment] / ˈfræg mənt, ˈfræg mənt, -mɛnt, frægˈmɛnt /




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Front-runner “La Bola Negra” weaves together the fragment of an iconic poet’s real-life, unfinished final play with another author’s play about the death of that poet’s real-life lover.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

"This phenomenon is one possible explanation for the discovery of a large metal fragment in a palm oil plantation in Sampit," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Instead, once enough algae entered the bleached fragment, they reproduced rapidly inside their new host and restored its energy supply.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

By comparing the fragment with fossils from related dinosaurs, researchers were able to estimate what this long-extinct animal might have looked like and how it lived.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

All we see of this is the odd stump, the fly struggling on the porch floor of the summer house in October, the fragment on the highway.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

That recall involved a new line of frozen pizzas, which the company recalled because of the possible presence of metal-mesh fragments caused by a faulty screen at a third-party flour mill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

These fragments recognize and attach to receptors on NK cells, helping deliver the genetic instructions where they are needed.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

It is thought the workshop serviced Roman society in Chester, but there is also evidence on the site through pottery fragments recovered that trading was as far away as mainland Europe.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

The challenge is determining which fragments are biologically useful and which are simply leftovers from normal protein processing.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Only fragments of crates remain, the containers which signify nothing in themselves.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

The 11th-century Investiture Controversy left behind a weakened Holy Roman Empire, a fragmented Italy and centuries of European division, at a moment when unity was desperately needed against the Saracens and Turks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

As Michael Cox wrote in 1983, “nothing fragmented the completeness, nothing disturbed the balance of Monty James’s personality.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

From her vantage point, the current system is fragmented with no clear authority.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

He said the population that remained was "extremely fragmented", adding that it "needs a helping hand to recover".

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

The old rules had changed, fragmented, broken into bits.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn

The researchers found that rocks can start fragmenting when the air pressure acting on their leading surfaces reaches only about one-fifth of the strength measured in meteorites recovered on Earth.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

"In a world of infinite choice, audiences are fragmenting, trust is scarce and facts are contested," Brittin said.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

It said hundreds of vessels are now part of shadow fleets that evade sanctions and sail without insurance, fragmenting supply chains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

"By fragmenting human societies across the landscape, malaria contributed to the population structure we see today. Climate and physical barriers were not the only forces shaping where human populations could live."

From Science Daily ● May 3, 2026

When I open my eyes, the world looks slightly fractured, and it takes a minute to realize that the sun must be well up and the glasses fragmenting my vision.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins


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