divided

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Public opinion in the area around the plant is deeply divided: Around 60 percent of residents oppose the restart, while 37 percent support it, according to a survey conducted by Niigata prefecture in September.

From Barron's

The water was originally divided among the states in 1922 under an agreement called the Colorado River Compact.

From Los Angeles Times

Then he divided her hair into six sections: two in the front, two in the middle, and two in the back.

From Literature

Thin strips of wood divided the window into many small panes of glass.

From Literature

There are more than 250 ethnic groups in Nigeria, which is roughly divided into a mainly Muslim north, a largely Christian south, with intermingling in the middle.

From BBC