factionalism

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And though it’s much easier now to find books and other media taking a range of perspectives on menopause, it’s also easy to be waylaid by influencers, charlatans and factionalism.

From Salon • Sep. 22, 2025

These excised lines from the Farewell Address serve not only as a warning but as a prescient prophecy of the political turmoil and factionalism that would later shape the nation’s history.

From Slate • Feb. 17, 2025

Although the Karen are among the most experienced of the armed ethnic groups, they lack the heavy weapons some other rebel organizations have, and also suffer from factionalism.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024

So did the turmoil inside headquarters, where factionalism was rife, culminating in one of the biggest security breaches in Vatican history.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2022

The Inka, he wrote in his 1963 article, were not defeated by steel and horses but by disease and factionalism.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann