as in split
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
new technology has led to the fractionalization of the product's traditional market
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In an interview with Genlux magazine (via Page Six), Mason spoke openly about how her parents' split affected her.—
Katie Mannion,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025 -
The Biebers have been the subject of rampant tabloid split rumors, especially over the last year.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, a member of the leading council, went on to aid President Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's dissolution of the council, but later came to oppose the move as the rift between two men deepened.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Recovery already underway While the impacts of Melissa are still occurring, recovery is expected to be a greater challenge than usual this year with the dissolution of US AID.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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There would be no breakup, no hard words, no goodbyes.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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The band released a statement assuring that Arcade Fire will continue despite the breakup.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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The 1947 partition of the South Asian subcontinent into India and Pakistan led to the world’s largest mass migration.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Curtained storage solutions—the opposite of the cold, stainless steel shelving that has dominated interiors recently—can also offer a symbolic partition in multiuse spaces.—
Lori Keong,
Architectural Digest,
30 Oct. 2025
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Art Caplan, the head of the medical ethics division at NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York City, said many of the people who get their insurance through the ACA work at or own small businesses.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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In a 30-minute interview, Martin defended how the party has been managing its internal divisions, and pushed back at Republicans who have accused Democrats of embracing violence and radical politics.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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That old story survived the reevaluation of war that took place during the Enlightenment; the transformation of the modern battlefield by mass mobilization and factory-scale killing in the twentieth century; and now, the separation between killer and target facilitated by technology.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Other than a few palm trees, there’s not much shade—or separation from your neighbor—in the park’s RV campground.—
Pam LeBlanc,
Southern Living,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Fractionalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractionalization. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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