partition
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It survived colonial rule, a bloodied partition, the tumult of independence and Delhi's transformation into a sprawling megacity.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Three years ago, he did not know the Punjabi language or what happened during the India and Pakistan partition in 1947 after British rule ended.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
The partition that once sealed out the cranks and mediocrities has been permanently sundered.
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026
No arguments there; but there are certainly a few to be had with Mr. Dalrymple’s fourth so-called partition, that of Princely India—the nominally independent protectorates that constituted almost a third of the Indian empire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Mamou had this stained glass partition separating the living room from the dining room, and the light filtering through it cast constellations of color across my family’s faces.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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