as in dissolutions
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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Noun
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There could be more dissolutions and consolidations in the future.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2026 -
The drama that sometimes follows their dissolutions speaks to a broader uncertainty in the air about how gay couples should be.—
Paul McAdory,
Them.,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Between splits and a soaring price, that $1,200 investment would be worth more than $9 million today.—
Matt Sedensky,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Between splits and a soaring price, that $1,200 investment would be worth more than $9 million today.—
Matt Sedensky,
Fortune,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Interior work would include cleaning and restoring several features, removing non-historic partitions, and adding new walls, ceilings, floors, bathrooms, exit stairways, an elevator, as well as new lighting and millwork.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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But the backdrop shows several people looking down through glass partitions at that desk, much in the way some on-stage animators worked at Disney-MGM.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Jan. 2026
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Schools from all three wrestling divisions throughout the San Diego and Imperial counties battled throughout all 14 weight classes trying to secure their spots for next week’s state meet in Bakersfield.—
Breven Honda,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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Amid the country's political divisions, there have been flareups over who is memorialized at the Capitol with a service to lie in state, or honor, in the Rotunda.—
MATT BROWN,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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Most notably, the platform has noted consistent spikes during emotionally transitional moments, such as breakups, first dates, post-therapy reflection, or major relationship decisions.—
Felysha Walker,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Virginia Tech transfer produced 45 tackles, 11 pass breakups and two interceptions last season, and was a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Most separations would take place April 12, the first document said.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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The raid drew criticism over family separations.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Fractionations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractionations. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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