fragment
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Front-runner “La Bola Negra” weaves together the fragment of an iconic poet’s real-life, unfinished final play with another author’s play about the death of that poet’s real-life lover.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
"This phenomenon is one possible explanation for the discovery of a large metal fragment in a palm oil plantation in Sampit," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Instead, once enough algae entered the bleached fragment, they reproduced rapidly inside their new host and restored its energy supply.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Instead of disappearing, these materials gradually fragment into increasingly smaller particles, including microplastics and nanoplastics.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
But the only trace of an air battle the aviators could see below them was a fragment of a Soviet aircraft wing on the ground.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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Using these fragments, the scientists were able to partially reconstruct the damaged area.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
It can also feel like a collection of delightful fragments in search of a through line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
By recognizing the surviving fragments of these ancient structures, scientists can better reconstruct how tectonic plates descended beneath one another, how volcanic arcs shifted, how continental crust grew, and how once-vast oceans eventually closed.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
Revealing fragments of this information to the public should improve market forecasts of Fed policy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
What if the glass fragments could be pieced together into the original cups, vases, dishes, and other glassware?
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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From her vantage point, the current system is fragmented with no clear authority.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Without this protein, the mitochondrial network becomes fragmented.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
Meanwhile, home care, providing support to help people wash and dress in their own home, has become more fragmented, with a greater number of smaller providers.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Current polling shows that the Israeli leader would likely fail to secure a ruling coalition, though it isn’t clear if Israel’s fragmented opposition will be able to do so either.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Not only do scientists need to find ways to protect panda habitats—and grow them through reforestation and bamboo planting—they also need to reconnect the fragmented areas wherever possible.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
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Ice masses of this size can remain in the ocean for years, slowly fragmenting into smaller pieces that may become progressively harder to detect and follow.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
But they haven’t fully priced in how the importance of domestic energy infrastructure will grow in a fragmenting world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
Prof Weissbourd points to a broader fragmenting of communities too.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
Planetesimals frequently crash into each other, sometimes merging into larger bodies and sometimes fragmenting into smaller ones.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 6, 2025
When I open my eyes, the world looks slightly fractured, and it takes a minute to realize that the sun must be well up and the glasses fragmenting my vision.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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