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schism

[siz-uhm, skiz-] / ˈsɪz əm, ˈskɪz- /


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The scientists watching this schism aren’t sure why things became so belligerent.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

A schism in the House of Windsor looks irreconcilable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

"This is a schism, even if they don't want to say that," Diarmaid MacCulloch, Emeritus Professor of the History of the Church at the University of Oxford in England, told the BBC.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

How have I never seen the schism inside his heart?

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth




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