asunder
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Born in Toronto in 1950, Candy had his world torn asunder at age 4 when his father died.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
The worriers fret that in so doing, we further rip the country asunder because, uh, what if it doesn’t work out the way the purists had hoped?
From Slate ● Jan. 19, 2024
“The psychological, intellectual, and cultural fabric necessary for a thriving academic community has been torn asunder, and it will take years, if not generations, to mend.”
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 19, 2023
Chip Kelly has a solution for all the crazy cross-country travel, not to mention the century’s worth of rivalries and tradition torn asunder by ceaseless realignment in college football.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
Parts of the bridge were sinking and other parts were afire and the whole thing was creaking and shifting and like to hurst asunder at any moment, but that did not seem to stop them.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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