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schism

[siz-uhm, skiz-] / ˈsɪz əm, ˈskɪz- /


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Rather than uniting the Gulf countries against their common opponent, the war has deepened a schism between Saudi Arabia and the Emirates in which the two have taken diverging approaches to Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

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

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

It was the first meeting between the heads of the two Churches since the great schism of 1054.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

The schism over slavery finally cracked the country wide open.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield




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