splintering
Example Sentences
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Instead, the middle class is splintering along generational lines.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
Now this very coalition is splintering as his support spirals downward.
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2026
Individual investors kicked off 2026 by taking a page from the playbook of global central banks and stockpiling gold as a hedge against a splintering world order.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026
“Even if there is some post-crackdown splintering, the nucleus of the regime now has even more incentive to stick together.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
“There’s more interesting things to do than hunt ” There was a loud splintering noise off in the trees: kkkrek- ke-krrk.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
