fragment
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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
Each pair consisted of one healthy fragment and one bleached fragment originating from the same coral animal.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
El Adli discovered the first fossil fragment on Aug. 31.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 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
He swung the trident in his massive hands and in one shock from top to bottom split that promontory, toppling into the sea the fragment where the great fool sat.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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Two fragments taken from the same coral colony, one healthy and the other bleached, had fallen against each other in an aquarium.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Over the coming months, the team intends to investigate other ways to introduce beneficial algae into bleached corals without requiring them to remain physically connected to healthy fragments.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
We do already have some fragments of the Red Planet here on Earth in the form of Martian meteorites.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Experts told BBC Verify munition fragments visible at the scene matched that of a GBU-39 - a precision-guided bomb supplied by the US to the Israeli military.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Celia can make out snatches of Shakespearean sonnets and fragments of hymns to Greek goddesses as the poetry fills the tent.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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“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
That the orangutan's original habitats had been burned and fragmented to the point they could no longer sustain the primates was the main driving factor behind relocating them, Yiara said.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
"Combined with a fragmented healthcare system, many people do not receive the care they need."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
And yet...through painstaking work, day after day, the cryptographers at Arlington Hall began to pick up fragmented meanings in the Soviet cables.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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"In a world of infinite choice, audiences are fragmenting, trust is scarce and facts are contested," Brittin said.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
"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
That is fragmenting commerce and fueling price volatility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 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
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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