fragmented

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With no elite outdoor professional league in the country, the player pool was a fragmented mix largely consisting of college, semi-pro and indoor players like Armstrong.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

"A formal hierarchy still remains in Tehran, but in practice, power and authority are likely exercised in a more fragmented and diffuse manner," said Sabet.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Her party has exercised major influence in a fragmented Congress that has helped topple several presidents.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

We already know how fragmented the audience is.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Behind these and other proximate factors, I saw an “Optimal Fragmentation Principle”: ultimate geographic factors that led to China becoming unified early and mostly remaining unified thereafter, while Europe remained constantly fragmented.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond