fragments

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Romania's defence ministry says that since the start of the war in Ukraine, drone fragments have been found on Romanian territory on 47 separate occasions, 12 of them this year alone.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

In four years of war, Romania has reported 28 airspace breaches and 47 fallen drone fragments, according to data released on Friday by the defence ministry.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Meteorites are fragments of space rock that survive their journey through Earth's atmosphere and land on the planet's surface.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Suggesting emergence rather than collapse, a winged metal woman rises from a hospital bed, bathed in multicolored light projected across the walls, while translucent metallic fragments dangle overhead.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

At Independence in 1960, Nigeria was a collection of fragments held in a fragile clasp.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie