fragmented

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It’s a large, highly fragmented industry with 20,000 distributors between here and Western Europe, which gives you room to consolidate and scale.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Some figures within the bloc have privately expressed a sense of betrayal, raising fresh doubts about whether Nigeria's fragmented opposition can sustain a coordinated challenge against President Tinubu, 74.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

That means the trio don’t risk losing market share when they keep supply constrained the way companies in more fragmented industries might.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

She felt compelled to create an in-person experience that was distinctly human — something true and personal — the antithesis of the digitally-saturated, fragmented and ephemeral world we live in, where truth is often opaque.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Naturally, Miao-Yao speakers did not acquire their current fragmented distribution as a result of ancient helicopter flights that dropped them here and there over the Asian landscape.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond