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The expansion of human populations into the wildland-urban interface further fragments bear habitats, displacing the animals and forcing them into closer contact with humans.—
Benjamin Alva Polley,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2025 -
If the media environment is fragmented, so, too, is the Democratic resistance itself: split, as Kang wrote in this column, in February, among incompatible strategic impulses; severed from a discredited Party establishment but uncertain where to go next; fundamentally leaderless.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025
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In the same report, Vizient highlights that a midwestern health system segmented their patients into three groups: loyal, splitter and uncommitted.—
Corey Scurlock,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The Erie Canal and New York State’s other canals are segmented and managed by a series of locks, lift bridges, guard gates and movable dams that control water flow and vessel traffic.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The 22nd Amendment capping the president at two terms is as integral to the Constitution as any of the Amendments, from free speech and the right to practice the religion of your choice to trial by jury or the prohibition of quartering troops in private homes.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Before luxury quartered off the community and gentrified the kinship.—
Marcus Thompson II,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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During the Sunday Morning interview, which was focused on Belichick's new memoir, Hudson was seen cutting off questions from journalist Tony Dokoupil about their relationship.—
Julie Mazziotta,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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Some sort of flight test took place two years ago, but the video cuts off after a minute, suggesting that the end of the flight was less than nominal.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 May 2025
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From Google’s next major release, Chrome 136, the data will be partitioned and websites will only be able to see and display links previously clicked from their own top-level domains or subdomains.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Just as with iPhones, the thinking behind Android’s Identity Check is to partition an enclave of security and device settings that requires additional security to unlock.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement In the latest case, the scientists developed a CRISPR treatment for a boy named KJ, who was born with genetic mutations in his liver cells that prevent him from breaking down proteins properly.—
Alice Park,
Time,
15 May 2025
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She's broken down major issues for the Daily's audience like artificial intelligence and the economy.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Brands began to pull together resources to support refugees.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2023
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The 13-minute performance will likely call for a healthy dose of vibrant, colored lighting to pull it all together.—
Kelly Allen,
House Beautiful,
10 Feb. 2023
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Melly dissected the song in a 2018 video with Genius, a media outlet that posts song lyrics and frequently interviews artists about the meaning of their music.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2025
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There’s purpose in that focus, but there’s also vulnerability in choosing to show up pregnant, powerful and unapologetically herself, knowing the world will try to dissect it.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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“Fragmentate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmentate. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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