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fragment

[frag-muhnt, frag-muhnt, -ment, frag-ment] / ˈfræg mənt, ˈfræg mənt, -mɛnt, frægˈmɛnt /




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"This phenomenon is one possible explanation for the discovery of a large metal fragment in a palm oil plantation in Sampit," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Every grog tempered vessel examined by the researchers contained what is known as multigenerational grog, in which one fragment of grog contains an even older piece of grog inside it.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

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

El Adli discovered the first fossil fragment on Aug. 31.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

I kept waiting, hoping to see a tiny fragment of shadow break away and come running to the wall, to me.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli

The tree fragments lying in BioFiltro’s beds seemed to serve a beneficial purpose.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Roughly half the cuts are interludes that last a minute or less—track listings vary according to format—and many of these are cut-up and pieced-together fragments of spoken material and sound effects from ads.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

The hypnotic hook on “I Give Everything I Have 2 U” comes from a late-’60s soul obscurity, and then the singers’ voices are clipped into tiny fragments and transformed into a bouncing rhythm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

During the second week of contact, the beneficial algae living inside the bleached fragments doubled in number approximately every four days.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

From these fragments, researchers discovered that Stone Age mathematicians were a bit more rugged than modern ones.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Jack Doughty, of the Obesity Health Alliance, said people living with obesity were being "let down by a fragmented and overstretched treatment system".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Current polling shows that the Israeli leader would likely fail to secure a ruling coalition, though it isn’t clear if Israel’s fragmented opposition will be able to do so either.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

“These services exist out there, but it’s kind of a fragmented market with older technology and typically no real scale advantage,” Risher said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Somalia announced on Thursday that parliamentary and presidential elections would be held next year in the deeply fragmented country that faces a long-running Islamist insurgency.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Even if the memories are fragmented, I feel the sweetness in them.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

Eliot or novelists such as James Joyce, whom they viewed as fragmenting English-speaking culture and twisting tradition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

Planetesimals frequently crash into each other, sometimes merging into larger bodies and sometimes fragmenting into smaller ones.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 6, 2025

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

Catherine says smartphones and gadgets have become a "constant distraction, fragmenting our focus" and undermining the time that families spend together.

From BBC ● Oct. 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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