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divide

[dih-vahyd] / dɪˈvaɪd /






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Its promise may all but require overhauling the social contract, finding new Coasian insights in how to divide the public and private sectors.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

Reactions to the death of the "Jolene" star were the same on the other side of the political divide.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Raised in Puerto Rico by parents with both Boricuan and Cuban heritage, Bermúdez bristles at attempts to divide Latinos.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

But he also highlighted a divide between spending on essentials and spending on big-ticket items.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

“That could be useful once we’re in the jungle. No doubt you’ll know how to divide and ration food properly or something.”

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

But some of those divides are more easily healed than others.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

Instead, Biden said he wanted to devote his time to speaking about addiction and recovery, which he described as a cause capable of bridging America's political divides.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Investors generally prefer looking at forward price-to-earnings ratio for stocks, which divides share price by consensus 12-month earnings-per-share estimates.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

This method divides the temperature record into separate periods and objectively identifies when the rate of warming appears to change.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

“This walkway divides the palace garden in half—in kind of a twisty way, of course—but still, in two.”

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

Earlier this year, Prof Sir John Curtice of Strathclyde University said Scotland remained "more or less divided down the middle on the subject".

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

After reviewing the evidence, an internal review board was divided on whether Garcia-Alamilla was justified in using deadly force.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

The death of country music icon Dolly Parton, who kept her distance from the political debates gripping America, offered a rare moment of unity to a divided nation on Tuesday.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

After six generations, the founding family of Brown-Forman still holds at least 70% of the company’s voting shares, though their holdings are now divided among more than 100 heirs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Mount Vernon grew over the years to more than 8,000 acres, divided into five separate farms.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

Of course, there are different genres, and dividing into different genres is OK.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

Near the heavily fortified frontier dividing the Korean peninsula, the abandoned Woljeong-ri station is being recast as a symbol of South Korea's hopes to reconcile with the North.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

As executor, am I responsible for dividing and retitling the IRAs among the five beneficiaries, or is that handled by the financial institution and/or the beneficiaries themselves?

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

The findings also showed that dogs were doing more than simply dividing human expressions into positive and negative categories.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

“There is no formal arrangement for dividing the money,” Mr. McDowell answered.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty




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