fragmented

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She said the "urgent actions that need to be brought together" were "fragmented" and "we are simply managing decline".

From BBC • May 2, 2026

But Horvath said on her campaign website that the new county agency will be pivotal in “unifying a fragmented system into one accountable department focused on outcomes — not endless spending.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

People who tend to mind-wander more often reported dreams that were fragmented and constantly changing.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

Mr. Armitage reminds us that “Gilgamesh” is less a singular artifact than a long, fragmented transmission—spoken, inscribed, shattered, buried, misread, resurrected.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

In fact, precisely because Europe was fragmented, Columbus succeeded on his fifth try in persuading one of Europe’s hundreds of princes to sponsor him.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond