fragmentary

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One such fragmentary fossil has proven particularly valuable.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

Morrison seems to have taken particular inspiration from the omissions and evasions of Faulkner’s fragmentary storytelling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Post-Holocaust memoirs are often quest stories, and Dunthorne juxtaposes his attempts to uncover the truth, or some approximation of it, with a fragmentary narrative of Siegfried Merzbacher’s life.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2025

The stories of Nawara al-Najjar and Malak are a fragmentary glimpse into the suffering of the last 12 months.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2024

These are serious planets, not fragmentary worldlets like the Earth.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan