divide
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As an embryo grows, its cells divide repeatedly and begin taking on specialized functions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
The documentarian’s dozens of films tend to divide into the curiosity-driven and the outrage-driven.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
ITV and S4C series Santa Maria is about a "class divide" in the city, with both Welsh and English versions.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Herman later added a wall to divide the studio space as well as custom shelving for his expansive library and ceramics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Let’s divide the line into even smaller segments, using, say, a ruler one-sixth of an inch long.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Volvo Cars, a Swedish carmaker owned by a Chinese company that has a factory and material sales in the U.S., is no stranger to straddling geopolitical divides.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
A patio divides the two halves, providing access to the outdoors and opportunities to bring more light into both wings of the house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
That’s kind of what you’re talking about, bringing people back together, healing divides.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
The model divides how much supply already exists divided by the amount that gets added every year.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Beyond the cross the road turns more northerly and there is a fork where it divides.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
The higher-than-expected reading has left analysts divided over the odds of a second straight interest rate hike at the US central bank's upcoming October 27-28 policy meeting.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Most of the world was now divided by fixed borders into independent states and their colonies, and international respect for those borders was growing.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026
Long Beach residents appeared divided on the city’s attempts to protect the oceanfront from water damage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Opinions are so deeply divided that any decision is going to cause anger on one side or the other.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
His opponents believe in "localized function"; that is, they believe that the brain is divided into specific areas that control specific things.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
These cells stop dividing but remain alive, lingering in tissues rather than disappearing.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
For many, there's a fairly clear dividing line as to when you talk about salary, spending habits and debt and that's when you become an official couple.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The difference is now a regulatory dividing line, at least in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
For our family of six, there are always two baskets, dividing the table into loose territories.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
Adding infinities and dividing by zeros might be a part of mathematics, but it is not the way of nature.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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