as in to fragment
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Even when trauma fragments memory or reality dims our inner fire, time heals, and hope’s flame returns — unapologetically bright.—
Billboard China,
Billboard,
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That’s the result of federal prohibition, which has fragmented the market and kept brands from achieving national dominance.—
Peter Su,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 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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Another method involves segmenting your savings by time horizon, allocating funds for short-, medium-, and long-term needs.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 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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Today, the city’s main protection against high tides is the MOSE set of flood barriers that rises from the seabed to cut off the lagoon from the Adriatic during exceptionally high tides.—
Julia Buckley,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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They’re designed to minimize the risk of electric shock by cutting off power when, for example, a hair dryer falls into a sink.—
Akielly Hu,
Wired News,
3 May 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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Putin waged war to partition or colonize Ukraine.—
Michael Kimmage,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Wicked, wicked stuff (velocity, spin rate, break), being a Dodgers pitcher … and, alas, fragility and breaking down.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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Often, that system breaks down, forcing lawmakers to pass stopgap spending bills to keep the government funded and avoid federal shutdowns.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 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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Image An untitled oil painting by George Morrison from 1965 charts two-dimensional topographies dissected by grid lines.—
Petala Ironcloud,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Alexander Werth, a biologist at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, received a call from fellow scientists and later discovered that the team would be dissecting the animal alongside and led by a group of indigenous Māori cultural experts in Aotearoa, New Zealand.—
Sara Novak,
Discover Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Fragmentate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmentate. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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