divisive
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Streeting has also vowed to join any race, but could end up striking a deal with Burnham to avoid a divisive fight.
From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026
Powell’s final meeting as Fed chair was divisive: Four officials dissented, in competing directions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
Some are fed up with the divisive political climate, and for a large number of people, the post-pandemic digital-nomad trend has opened the door to pursuing a totally different life experience.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026
They told us it was too "toxic" and "divisive" in the wake of the EU referendum.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
A researcher I admire, Kelsey Kauffman, has written that “prisons are perhaps the most racially divisive institutions in America today.”
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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