as in dissolution
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
originally conceived as one novel, The Lord of the Rings underwent a fractionation into a trilogy when its publisher feared it was too massive to sell as a single volume
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Ian Curtis of Joy Division (RIP) and Robert Smith of The Cure (still going) come to mind as poster children of a generation of musicians who carved their own subculture out of post-Vietnam War dissolution in America.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
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Lesh was a fixture with the Grateful Dead until the band’s dissolution, in 1995, following the death of Jerry Garcia.Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2024
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Related Articles After the high-profile split, Liu launched Labelhood and rebranded the Shanghai Dongliang store under the same name, while Wang retained the Dongliang name, left the Shanghai fashion world and anchored himself in Beijing.Denni Hu, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024
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In the premiere episode of Buying Beverly Hills season 2 earlier this year, Umansky gathered his girls together for an emotional conversation about his split with Richards after nearly three decades.Angel Saunders, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Rumors circulated for months that the couple were planning to split, with Newsweek previously detailing all the signs that were leading up to the breakup.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The couple were together for about a year before Bryan announced their breakup on his Instagram story last week.CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
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Situated on an upper floor of a 112-year-old building designed by late local architect Josué-George Bloch, the unit had been renovated into a low-cost office space replete with carpet tiles, PVC ceiling panels, and cheap partitions that created a choppy, confusing layout.Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2024
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The large removable partition keeps driver and passengers isolated and protected from any tools or gear being stored in the load area, but also flips on its side to create a bed platform.New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2024
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The Education Department still needed to come up with a process for actually implementing the separation.Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Trump was compelled to end the separations after two months.Julia Preston, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2024
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During the third quarter, the company’s Google Cloud division pulled in revenue of $11.35 billion, up 35%, while operating income jumped more than sevenfold to $1.95 billion.Todd Spangler, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
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Partisan divisions are 29%-29%-30%, Democrats-Republicans-independents, among all respondents, and 32%-32%-29% among registered voters.Allison De Jong, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Fractionation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractionation. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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