splintered
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And in recent years, cartels have increasingly splintered as leaders have been arrested.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
“Immediately noticeable were the sagging eaves, the multitude of leaks from the roof, the dried out, splintered mahogany and the battered exterior woodwork, which had suffered seven decades of winds from the Sound.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Orator William M. Evarts declared: “I tell you that when the statue of Washington sustains in its firm hand the splintered flag-staff of Fort Sumter, it means something.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
When he climbed the heap of slurry, he saw splintered furniture and ruined papers, but one thing remained intact.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026
When I met Sarah, now my wife, for the fourth or fifth time, I told her about the splintered minds of my cousin and two uncles.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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