fragment
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Front-runner “La Bola Negra” weaves together the fragment of an iconic poet’s real-life, unfinished final play with another author’s play about the death of that poet’s real-life lover.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
"This phenomenon is one possible explanation for the discovery of a large metal fragment in a palm oil plantation in Sampit," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Each pair consisted of one healthy fragment and one bleached fragment originating from the same coral animal.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
The scans allowed them to build a three-dimensional reconstruction of the skull fragment, along with a model of its internal cavity.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
The sharp, pointed fragment hit a hollow tooth and whanged into the nerve.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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It can also feel like a collection of delightful fragments in search of a through line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The pieces that ultimately survive to reach Earth's surface began as relatively large fragments.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
By recognizing the surviving fragments of these ancient structures, scientists can better reconstruct how tectonic plates descended beneath one another, how volcanic arcs shifted, how continental crust grew, and how once-vast oceans eventually closed.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
Revealing fragments of this information to the public should improve market forecasts of Fed policy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Only fragments of crates remain, the containers which signify nothing in themselves.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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From her vantage point, the current system is fragmented with no clear authority.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Without this protein, the mitochondrial network becomes fragmented.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
But ap Iorwerth said Wales was living with a "confused" and "increasingly fragmented system".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Current polling shows that the Israeli leader would likely fail to secure a ruling coalition, though it isn’t clear if Israel’s fragmented opposition will be able to do so either.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Probably not: India was geographically even more fragmented than Europe, but less innovative technologically.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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The researchers found that rocks can start fragmenting when the air pressure acting on their leading surfaces reaches only about one-fifth of the strength measured in meteorites recovered on Earth.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
"In a world of infinite choice, audiences are fragmenting, trust is scarce and facts are contested," Brittin said.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
"By fragmenting human societies across the landscape, malaria contributed to the population structure we see today. Climate and physical barriers were not the only forces shaping where human populations could live."
From Science Daily ● May 3, 2026
In a fragmenting postwar global order, the administration sees American security as linked to oil resources in the Western Hemisphere, said Kevin Book, who heads research at energy-research firm ClearView Energy Partners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
When I open my eyes, the world looks slightly fractured, and it takes a minute to realize that the sun must be well up and the glasses fragmenting my vision.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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