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schism

[siz-uhm, skiz-] / ˈsɪz əm, ˈskɪz- /


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How to handle inside information is already generating a schism in the prediction-market world.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

The principal schism, he said, was between the haves and the have-nots.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

It would no longer be a simple trans-Atlantic disagreement, but a new schism within the West.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Does it reflect a schism within the military over its propriety?

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2025

Was this a schism too far for the already reeling Western tradition to handle?

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall