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Adjective
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The civilian board that monitors the Sheriff’s Office and Probation Department will see its oversight authority expanded to include health care workers in cases of in-custody deaths, following a divided vote Tuesday by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025 -
The gamble backfired and his centrist bloc lost seats to the far right and far left, leaving France with a divided National Assembly and effectively ungovernable.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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The evenly split council, with no tie-breaking vote, has revealed a lack of leadership at City Hall, as two hearings ended in deadlock.—
Veronica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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The markets bind The economic risks are unusually split.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Balkanized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balkanized. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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