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fragment

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




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Another fragment of information appeared when I was not yet 8 years old.

From Slate Sep. 11, 2026

“Without maritime trade, supply chains would fragment and the global economy as we know it would come to a sudden halt,” the group said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 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

Instead of sliding around it, which they could easily have done, they searched until they found a fragment of wood.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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

Over the years, I have come to understand that we learn our parents’ histories slowly, often in fragments, and sometimes only in retrospect.

From Slate Sep. 11, 2026

The cataloged fragments were held on the concrete floor of Hangar 17 at John F. Kennedy Airport, and the authors describe the tense atmosphere inside the cavernous space.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

"She used this drive to make sense of ancient life through fragments of bone, bringing it to life once again," they said.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

He gathered as many fragments as he could, arranging them, trying to piece back together his friend.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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

“This is a devastating blowback to people who have been forced to navigate the fragmented and flawed federal emergency response.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

"A core issue is fragmented governance, not a lack of technical capability."

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Casey’s has scale in an otherwise fragmented convenience-store industry.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

The old rules had changed, fragmented, broken into bits.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn

For the world's emerging market countries, there is another challenge in a fragmenting world economy: What will drive their own growth, if not demand from larger economies?

From Barron's Jun. 26, 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

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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