splintered

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And like all of television, reality is facing splintered and waning audiences so the decibel level of that conversation-sparking is often dialed way up.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

After a brief period of postrevolutionary hope, Libya splintered a few years later into two rival governments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Instead, after the region won independence from Spain in the early 19th century, it splintered into almost three dozen states of varying commitment to democracy and the rule of law.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

The splintered nature of men's professional golf cannot continue, even when someone as transcendently charismatic as McIlroy is reigning supreme.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

Twisted and leaning pillars reared their splintered stems above the flood, but all the roads were drowned.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien