fragmentation
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In another, known as fragmentation, the explosion creates a disk of material around the collapsing core, and clumps in that disk eventually form a small neutron star, similar to how planets form.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026
“Nexstar’s influence is much diminished from its heyday, thanks to audience fragmentation, so it does need to consolidate to have any kind of future on its own terms,” TVNewsCheck editor Michael Depp told me.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
There should be more winners in trade deals as the world grapples with the U.S.-China rivalry, geopolitical fragmentation and artificial intelligence.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
A tollbooth in Hormuz would violate international law and mark another step toward the fragmentation of global trade, analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Hence the area of the political unit varied not only with an island’s area but also with its fragmentation and isolation.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing fragmentation
Give Me a Break!: Fract and Frag
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Jimmy Carter, Speech from July 15, 1979
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Jimmy Carter on "The Crisis of Confidence" (1979)
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