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While designing the Guggenheim in Bilbao, Spain, in the 1990s, the architect would sit by the river that bifurcates the city, looking at different metal treatments.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
6 Dec. 2025
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Consider the unending angst about the team’s former name, which still cleaves fans into opposing camps.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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The barrier not only separates two empires and ideologies, but cleaves the psyches of the characters themselves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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In flying cars, that difference often separates experimental designs from aircraft ready for real-world service.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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This level of oversight and focus is what separates expert DHI centers from clinics that merely advertise the technique.—
Daniel Fusch,
jsonline.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Birdie’s life splits apart when her parents separate, her father taking Birdie’s beloved sister and her mother going on the run with Birdie.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026
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In late 2025, Gee and nine of her classmates at Monroe County High School spent 33 days studying under sculptor Andrew Wielawski, who splits his time between his studios in south central rural Kentucky and Italy.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 Feb. 2026
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Her own divorce, then, represented a shattering—of a home, of an identity, of a life—a process that Cusk dissects with a surgeon’s coolness and precision.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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Chris McKenna dissects a rollercoaster evening at Turf Moor.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The company divides services into distinct phases — typically including investigation, resolution and ongoing support — helping taxpayers understand how their case progresses from evaluation to resolution.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital said the two men were hit near the ceasefire line that divides Gaza, with one half under Israeli military control.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Gathered around the couch, in a spacious living room soundtracked by hushed jazz piano, her little sister disassociates with headphones while her pops casually chats to her stepmother; observing from a wheelchair is her 94-year-old great-grandmother.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
30 Oct. 2025
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Rancho Cordova was shaped in part by Folsom Boulevard, which bisects the densest section of the city and served, historically, as a highway stretching northeast from downtown Sacramento, said City Councilmember Linda Budge.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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On August 20, Israel approved the construction of the controversial E1 settlement that effectively bisects the West Bank; Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich explicitly framed the move as a response to calls for Palestinian statehood.—
SHIRA EFRON,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Fractionates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractionates. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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