splinter
Example Sentences
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Most top directors can’t act to save their lives, which is why they tend to appear as themselves and stick out like splinters.
From Salon
The retirement marks a further splintering of Apple’s AI efforts, with more of Giannandrea’s portfolio getting spread out through Apple’s organization.
From Barron's
That has caused the AI trade to splinter into two camps.
From MarketWatch
But Boko Haram has since splintered and been largely confined to the Muslim-dominated villages of the far northeast, where few Christians remain.
Child laborers and other farmworkers in California are being exposed to toxic pesticides, in part because of splintered enforcement of safety regulations.
From Los Angeles Times
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