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fragment

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




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BPC-157 and TB-500, a synthetic peptide fragment that in animal studies has been associated with wound healing and tissue repair, are a particularly popular pairing known as the “Wolverine stack.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

Front-runner “La Bola Negra” weaves together the fragment of an iconic poet’s real-life, unfinished final play with another author’s play about the death of that poet’s real-life lover.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

"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

The firm argued that bypassing traditional exchange rules could fragment liquidity, or scatter trading activity across different platforms, and undermine investor protections.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Like a colossal junkyard, the swamps and back lots of Connecticut flashed past, one broken-down fragment bearing no relation to another.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

The scientists used a technique involving gentle acid etching to recover tiny protein fragments known as peptides from fossilized tooth enamel.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

Taken together, these photos and emojis and sentence fragments represented a schematic for the machine that had kept me alive.

From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2026

And so Valencia, in a makeshift recording studio, started dubbing fragments of popular Hollywood films into Quechua.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

Looters had smashed the statue into thousands of fragments at several points during the 20th century but it was finally restored to its former glory this year.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

What if the glass fragments could be pieced together into the original cups, vases, dishes, and other glassware?

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

Their actions undermine principles that date to 1648 and the Peace of Westphalia, when Europe pioneered the concept of state sovereignty to halt fighting between fragmented, overlapping and often-contested Church, feudal and other political authorities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

But our fragmented healthcare system is also a factor in so many of the ills that afflict ordinary American households within the sphere of “affordability.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

The 11th-century Investiture Controversy left behind a weakened Holy Roman Empire, a fragmented Italy and centuries of European division, at a moment when unity was desperately needed against the Saracens and Turks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Without this protein, the mitochondrial network becomes fragmented.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Not least, the Americas were more fragmented by areas unsuitable for food production or for dense human populations.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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

According to the Alma Research Center, they include an advanced interceptor drone, specialist fragmenting anti-drone ammunition, and automatic firing systems with electro-optical sensors.

From BBC ● May 28, 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

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

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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