fragmented
Example Sentences
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“In the United States, we don’t actually have a long-term-care system. We have a fragmented collection of ways of caring for people who require care.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
Campaigners say enforcement is often fragmented between councils, police forces, medicines regulators and professional bodies, with no single organisation responsible.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Industrial capacity, soldier recruitment, and fragmented defense efforts hinder Europe’s ability to meet demand for armaments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Investors see potential in Colombia’s strong institutions, despite a fragmented Congress.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Instead, one might guess that they once had a more nearly continuous distribution, which became fragmented as speakers of other language families expanded or induced Miao-Yao speakers to abandon their tongues.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
