fragmented

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It’s a large, highly fragmented industry with 20,000 distributors between here and Western Europe, which gives you room to consolidate and scale.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

It has spread to southeastern Blue Nile state, bordering Ethiopia and South Sudan, raising fears of a prolonged and fragmented conflict.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Coachella is no longer a single cultural event but a deliberately fragmented one, each part reshaping what the festival means and where it’s headed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 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

The door, meagerly, opened and he saw within the apartment a fragmented and misaligned shrinking figure, a girl who cringed and slunk away and yet held onto the door, as if for physical support.

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