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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

Some voters told the BBC they hoped that backing Fuller would avoid another Greene-like schism with the president.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

The Brownings’ elopement created a schism between their families. sherbet.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner




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