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split

[split] / splɪt /






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The company will split its retail pharmacies from its insurance and pharmacy-benefit operations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

There is a split on the rate-setting committee here.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

The University of California and California State University will split $350 million to build student housing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

A historic divergence has split the U.S. stock market: The benchmark S&P 500 index has tumbled into deeply oversold territory even as nearly half of its constituent stocks remained decidedly overbought.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

As the uranium 235 atoms in the fuel are split, their numbers begin to dwindle.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

"Our liking and wanting for high-fat foods are greater later in the day compared to low-fat foods," says Beaulieu, who splits her time between the University of Leeds and University of Moncton in Canada.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Chin, who splits time between New York and Jackson Hole, Wyoming, found out about Nelson’s accident in a 4 a.m. phone call from Morrison, who was then frantically seeking a helicopter to search the mountain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

In May 2026, the “Modern Family” star revealed that she now splits her time between Nashville and Los Angeles, after moving into a California rental with her former on-screen brother, Nolan Gould.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

She grew to love the city and now splits time between L.A. and New York.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

They order French fries and milk shakes, banana splits and grilled burgers and sandwiches.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

The sugar-to-shirts conglomerate is in the process of splitting fast-fashion arm Primark from its food units, with completion expected by December 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

“That’s something we talk about all the time—marvel at, frankly—is how much ticket splitting there is,” Germana told me.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026

They scored four number one singles in the UK before splitting up in 2005.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Former state Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa was also running, and Becerra — who had slept on Villaraigosa’s couch when he first ran for Congress — faced criticism for potentially splitting the Latino vote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

But instead of splitting it in half, she gives the whole stack to me.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy


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