fragmented
Example Sentences
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Our water system’s decentralized, fragmented nature, perhaps a bit like our electoral system, is a double-edged sword, inasmuch as its vulnerabilities are atomized—at least a single hacker can’t contaminate all the water in the country.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
But in a letter to NHS England and a small group of patient advocates, Manas said the central body had created a "fragmented" system "with poor accountability".
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
As an artist, she explores the experience of a fragmented family history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Hichilema is seeking a second term against a fragmented field of opposition candidates.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
They were the ones we could evolve and sustain through the early millions of years of our evolutionary history, when the total human population was tiny and fragmented.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
