fragment
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A fragment of one of these elaborate constructions survives in the dress collection stored today at Hampton Court, where Elizabeth’s “standing wardrobe” was kept.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
These along with a fragment from a Magnum bottle were found on the jeans recovered from the clothing bin.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Lynch’s impulse to fragment takes a more playful, if morbid, turn in the “Kits.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Inactive GRK2 appeared to increase production of amyloid beta, a protein fragment that is considered a main cause of Alzheimer's.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Automatically, without really thinking about what he was doing, Harry pulled out the fragment of parchment, opened it, and read by the light of the many wands that had now been lit behind him:
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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At Huxley-Parlour, SaraNoa Mark’s chunky cast-glass sculptures look like fragments of artifacts from an ancient alien civilization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Further fragments were claimed to have been found on another top and a pair of MacGregor's leggings.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Hopeful return: Bryce Elder had an arthroscopic procedure to clean up bone fragments in his right knee on Sept. 8.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
The material is then treated with a mild solvent, which interacts with those fragments and causes the polymer to swell.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
By studying the strengths and weaknesses of commanders he had served under, he had collected shards and fragments of the speech he would one day deliver to men who looked upon him as their commander.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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It's partly because the delivery of care is so fragmented and complicated, with local authorities and the NHS working alongside charities and private companies.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Different parts of the brain are responsible for processing different streams of sensory information, yet our experience of the world usually feels unified rather than fragmented.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
UniCredit wants to create a European banking behemoth better able to take on bigger US rivals and argues that a merger would strengthen the region's fragmented banking sector.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
The case reveals the vulnerabilities that come from an opaque and fragmented market, said Erin Thompson, a professor of art crime at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
By the time Fadi headed toward the art studio after school, he’d pieced together what had happened through fragmented conversations he’d heard throughout the day.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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Ice masses of this size can remain in the ocean for years, slowly fragmenting into smaller pieces that may become progressively harder to detect and follow.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
In a fragmenting postwar global order, the administration sees American security as linked to oil resources in the Western Hemisphere, said Kevin Book, who heads research at energy-research firm ClearView Energy Partners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
The IMF however warned that trade diversion and rerouting -- while offering short-term resilience -- are costly and risk fragmenting global supply chains.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025
For decades, biologists have studied how cities affect wildlife by altering food supplies, fragmenting habitats and polluting the environment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2025
When I open my eyes, the world looks slightly fractured, and it takes a minute to realize that the sun must be well up and the glasses fragmenting my vision.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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