divisive
Example Sentences
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Beyond experts in communication, the trend of having to text before you call is also divisive.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
In normal times, polls show building pipelines and spending more on defense have been divisive issues here, but a majority of Canadians now support both.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
But 'KP' could often be a divisive figure.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Katseye has never been bigger or more divisive.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 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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