fragment
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These along with a fragment from a Magnum bottle were found on the jeans recovered from the clothing bin.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Another fragment of information appeared when I was not yet 8 years old.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
It was the last great regional sports network deal, with traditional broadcast audiences about to fragment amid the rise of streaming and cord-cutting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
In these, Mr. Batiste considers a fragment of Monk’s “Reflections” for its harmonic and emotional implications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 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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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
That light breaks the polymer into smaller molecular fragments.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 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
The cup had gone through first one pillar, then another, breaking them into tiny fragments of stone.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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She has found that many Fortune 500 companies use some 80 to 120 security tools “that are organized in a very fragmented way,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Inditex, which operates in 215 markets worldwide, said its business model, "characterised by flexibility, responsiveness and within-season sourcing, permits us to react to fashion trends, reinforcing our unique market position" in a fragmented sector.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 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
Pollard’s injuries, involving fragmented bones that ground together each time he moved, were agonizing, and medicine offered few practical solutions.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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Ice masses of this size can remain in the ocean for years, slowly fragmenting into smaller pieces that may become progressively harder to detect and follow.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
In a fragmenting postwar global order, the administration sees American security as linked to oil resources in the Western Hemisphere, said Kevin Book, who heads research at energy-research firm ClearView Energy Partners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Prof Weissbourd points to a broader fragmenting of communities too.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
Prolonged uncertainty over trade policy is, in the Fund's view, likely to weigh on business investment decisions and cloud growth prospects, while fragmenting supply chains over the medium term.
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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