fragmented

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“Patients and caregivers pleaded for urgency. All of it was met with inconsistent communication and a fragmented and slow-moving regulatory process which clearly puts U.S. innovation at risk.”

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Researchers also used digital reconstruction techniques to piece together fragmented bones and better understand their shape and structure.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

Concerns over its fragmented shareholder base prompted the European Central Bank to suspend certain voting rights and effectively ban dividend payments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“There’s a lot of caveats, a lot of complexity in an already extremely complex, fragmented and nuanced healthcare system,” Long said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

The dim light fragmented and died away creeping up the eastern wall.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin