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
The firm argued that bypassing traditional exchange rules could fragment liquidity, or scatter trading activity across different platforms, and undermine investor protections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Instead of disappearing, these materials gradually fragment into increasingly smaller particles, including microplastics and nanoplastics.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
If he could have had a fragment of mesarthium to experiment on in his laboratory, he would have been spared these late-night outings, this risk of discovery.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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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
"That final disruption sends fragments flying at higher relative speeds," said Jenniskens.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
The more extensively it fragments, the faster it loses speed.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
Revealing fragments of this information to the public should improve market forecasts of Fed policy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
At Independence in 1960, Nigeria was a collection of fragments held in a fragile clasp.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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From her vantage point, the current system is fragmented with no clear authority.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
What was once a fragmented, hyperlocal market run by small agencies is now seeing the rise of firms that offer end-to-end home-care services and use technology to scale up.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Without this protein, the mitochondrial network becomes fragmented.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 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
They were the ones we could evolve and sustain through the early millions of years of our evolutionary history, when the total human population was tiny and fragmented.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Ice masses of this size can remain in the ocean for years, slowly fragmenting into smaller pieces that may become progressively harder to detect and follow.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
For the world's emerging market countries, there is another challenge in a fragmenting world economy: What will drive their own growth, if not demand from larger economies?
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Capturing a comet in the act of fragmenting is something the team had long hoped to achieve.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 21, 2026
That is fragmenting commerce and fueling price volatility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 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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