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schism

[siz-uhm, skiz-] / ˈsɪz əm, ˈskɪz- /


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"I can't believe in the long term there will be a schism because it would be a lose-lose for everybody," he said.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

His death in battle there in the 7th Century cemented the schism between Shia and Sunnis.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

His comments resurface an AI-safety dispute that was core to Anthropic’s schism with the Pentagon earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Apple’s announcement widened the schism between the companies powering the AI buildout, and those that are their key consumers.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

How have I never seen the schism inside his heart?

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

Instead, the pretrial this month resurfaced the schisms.

From Slate Jul. 21, 2026

It is a long-held tenet of the theater that the most interesting characters, like the most interesting people, are defined by their schisms and paradoxes.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

Despite later schisms that split Christianity, the council produced a foundational statement of the faith that is still shared by most of the world’s Christians today.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 27, 2025

England's political and religious schisms would lead it to a midcentury civil war.

From Science Daily Jun. 6, 2024

Feverishly he followed in periodicals the Dadaist movements and schisms, the strangely feminine jealousies and religiousness, the obscurantisms of the forming and breaking schools.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck




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