schism
Example Sentences
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A schism in the House of Windsor looks irreconcilable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
How to handle inside information is already generating a schism in the prediction-market world.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
But this time, the schism feels more permanent.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025
Does it reflect a schism within the military over its propriety?
From Slate • Oct. 21, 2025
Amity would not allow a schism; no one in Abnegation would be so selfish; Candor would argue until they found a common solution; and even Erudite would never do something so illogical.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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