fragment
Example Sentences
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Images of fragments striking an upmarket tall residential building, a luxury hotel and the airport have circulated widely online.
From BBC
Yeesookyung collects ceramic shards of work discarded by master craftsmen due to minor flaws and reassembles these fragments into bubbling sculptures held together with 24 karat gold.
On Thursday, a ship operated by Maersk was hit by fragments of a projectile, causing a fire.
The vessel was hit on Thursday by unknown fragments as it was near the port of Jebel Ali in United Arab Emirates, causing what the company said was a small fire but no injuries.
From MarketWatch
But the company has returned to profitability and rapidly grown sales and earnings in the years since, capturing market share in a fragmented industry.
From Barron's
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