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schism

[siz-uhm, skiz-] / ˈsɪz əm, ˈskɪz- /


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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