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An autopsy report on an Arizona man who died in a crash noted a large shard in his neck that had a DTN serial number inscribed on it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

A conservator uncovers the shard, which bears an intense blue figure of a skylark — evidence, at least to the reader, that Alouette’s recipe endured, and a symbol of how both she and Sasha escaped.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026

She seemed to hold no mistrust toward me and my halting Spanish, no shard of suspicion that I could use to create the usual distance around myself.

From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2026

From his pocket, Serhiy Melnyk pulls out a small rusty shard, wrapped neatly in paper.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2025

Pinmei threw Yishan a questioning glance, but he only reached down to grab a shard of broken stone and they both followed Lady Meng toward the river.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

“This is a financial catastrophe,” he said on Sunday as staff swept up shards of glass.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

According to a video shared Monday on Threads, a Parton fan who planned to lay flowers at the star found that it was marred by what seemed to be shards from a broken candle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Next to the damaged station, dozens of onlookers stared at the flames roaring from the vehicle amid shards of glass and rubble, AFP journalists observed.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

Let cool completely on the baking sheet, then break into clusters and shards.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

His mother’s blue gazing globe, batted off its pedestal into a million shards.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker