fragmented

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Researchers involved in the renaming effort argue that this misunderstanding has contributed to delayed diagnosis and fragmented care.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

Unlike the fragmented U.S. market, Japan’s single national insurer could open access to Signatera for the entire country.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

But dreams of seamless cross-country journeys rub up against a fragmented network broken into national systems that critics say create hurdles and pushes up costs.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

In the fragmented mysteries of the great Argentine filmmaker Lucretia Martel, her explorations always start with sensory flashes: faces, spaces, objects, sounds in transfixing procession.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

Behind these and other proximate factors, I saw an “Optimal Fragmentation Principle”: ultimate geographic factors that led to China becoming unified early and mostly remaining unified thereafter, while Europe remained constantly fragmented.

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