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[split] / splɪt /






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The Powerball jackpot was last won on May 2, when two tickets in Florida and Texas split a $20-million jackpot.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

In this established optical process, a pump beam enters a nonlinear crystal, where individual photons can split into pairs that may become quantum entangled.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

Strictly Come Dancing dancers James and Ola have split up after 22 years of marriage, according to the Sun.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

In a July consumer survey from the Conference Board, a research group, 24.6% said jobs seem plentiful, while 21.5% said they are hard to get—the least favorable split since 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

It showed a split screen; on the left was a frozen image of Elliot crouched in a blacksmith’s shop, and on the right was the image of that big meeting I’d Glitched into.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

She splits her time between the two locales.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Bespoke splits the robotics theme into two baskets; one for firms with actual robotics or automation products as lines of business, and alternatively picks-and-shovels companies who produce critical components or systems.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

She doesn’t pay rent, splits grocery bills with her family and invests those savings in her music career and toward a future home.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

Comcast splits from NBCUniversal, World Cup ratings are complicated,and Trump reveals $1.4 billion in crypto earnings.

From Slate Jul. 4, 2026

Chloe splits her time between the desk and...somewhere in the back.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

But she doesn’t have second thoughts about splitting with her former flame.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Of course, so much of what’s otherwise known points a finger directly back at Taylor Farms, false-positive atom splitting notwithstanding, and there’s only so much the company can do to deflect.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

It’s really no wonder that Neill would go on to play characters who echoed Mark’s descent into madness, splitting off into equally extraordinary works of spine-tingling creature feature dread.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

If you think his millennial lingo is a sign that he lacks judgment in other areas, you can tell him that “you guyses” are splitting up with him.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Both raise the hatchet high, forcefully splitting wood.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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