fragment
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As sports on TV continues to fragment, that sentiment appears to be widely shared.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
One fragment would fall into the black hole while the other escaped carrying away more energy than the original particle.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
The government wanted the court to evaluate surveillance one fragment at a time.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
Roche’s anti-amyloid antibody trontinemab has a fragment that mimics the natural iron-shuttling molecule known as transferrin.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
He could choose which shattered fragment he would claim as his own.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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The Wooden Horse bookends “The Odyssey,” in which time fragments and the plot circles back on itself, a signature of Nolan’s films.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The database could also improve scientists' ability to interpret the history recorded inside meteorites and asteroid fragments.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
From those fragments, they worked to determine where the animals fit in the marsupial family tree.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
In late 1914, an unknown hand reassembled fragments of stained and painted glass into a composite image.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Glittering black fragments dotted the land, winking at us as we soared overhead.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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But no such revival was forthcoming: The conservative movement fragmented after Kirk’s death, divided by a host of wild conspiracy theories over the “real story” behind the killing.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026
The findings, published in ACS Nano on July 16, 2026, suggest that collagen begins losing its precise molecular organization before its fibers become thinner, fragmented, or disconnected.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
So far, Moen has found that existing research on the topic is fragmented.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Twenty years from now, as sports viewing evolves into a fragmented, multisensory fantasia, that reality may not be real enough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Even if the memories are fragmented, I feel the sweetness in them.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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"By fragmenting human societies across the landscape, malaria contributed to the population structure we see today. Climate and physical barriers were not the only forces shaping where human populations could live."
From Science Daily ● May 3, 2026
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
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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