fracturing

Example Sentences

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Asian countries are rationing fuel, governments are emptying their crude-oil stockpiles, airlines are canceling thousands of flights, and Middle East alliances are fracturing.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Reagan amid the tumult and tectonic fracturing of the 1960s Civil Rights and Free Speech movements.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

It doesn't feel remotely like that now and hasn't for some time, and the fracturing appears to be accelerating.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Yet, Iranian security forces have not shown signs of fracturing, or large-scale defections.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

There’s a ship leaving the harbor, its whistle resigned as an abbot in prayer, fracturing the dusk.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García