fragments

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In some regions, scientists have found fragments of old tectonic plates and bursts of volcanic activity that did not fully make sense before.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

These fragments could then be examined by SAM's onboard instruments.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

What follows is a story told in hasty paragraphs, pithy fragments and cynical dispatches from a conspiracy theory-infested America.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

A well-off grain dealer in those days, with a sideline as an art collector, fragments of his pre-war life survive in the paintings and sculptures by Ukrainian artists dotted around the bunker.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

There are even suggestions that mountains as far south as the Shackleton Range in Antarctica may be fragments of the Appalachian family.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson