divisive

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As Robert Frost might have put it: Something there is that doesn’t love a statue of a divisive leader.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Showboating can, though, be divisive, deemed disrespectful in the wrong circumstances - what those performing tricks see as a legitimate way to beat an opponent can sometimes lead to heavy treatment.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell star in the TV hitmaker’s latest creation, centered on a New York family in Montana, that takes a divisive, broad-strokes approach to its urban-rural conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Conservative strategist Jon Fleischman, a former executive director of the state GOP, said he was thrilled by Kiley’s decision, which avoids a divisive intra-party battle.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

The incompatibility of these two foundings is reflected in the divisive character of the scholarship on the latter.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis