factionalism
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Irish playwright Seamus Heaney adapted this play in 1990 as “The Cure at Troy,” finding in it an image of his country’s religious factionalism and the possibility of peace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
And though it’s much easier now to find books and other media taking a range of perspectives on menopause, it’s also easy to be waylaid by influencers, charlatans and factionalism.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2025
Vatican watchers noted Francis’ determination to sweep clean institutions that had become rife with dysfunction, factionalism and accusations of corruption.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2025
These excised lines from the Farewell Address serve not only as a warning but as a prescient prophecy of the political turmoil and factionalism that would later shape the nation’s history.
From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2025
The Inka, he wrote in his 1963 article, were not defeated by steel and horses but by disease and factionalism.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
