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Research indicates that districts with three to eight members are ideal to provide more accurate representation without overly fragmenting the party system.—
Jennifer Lynn McCoy,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026 -
As indie film buyers and sellers prepare to come together at the European Film Market in Berlin, there is a sense that, although the arthouse market is fragmented and not a little divided, the leaders in the field are adapting to the ever-evolving complexities of the specialty world.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2026
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But Stevens said the treatment patients take will segment according to the other health conditions a person has on top of obesity, such as fatty liver disease, chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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Viral trends felt collective rather than segmented by algorithmic feeds.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
20 Jan. 2026
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Use baby Yukon gold potatoes and quarter them.—
Erin Merhar,
Southern Living,
6 Jan. 2026
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The plant’s parentage is ‘Fourth of July’ x ‘Angel Face.’ ‘Fashion Forward,’ hybridized by Christian Bédard and introduced by Weeks Roses, has cuppy, quartered, old-fashioned and very double medium pink and white bicolor blooms.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Dec. 2025
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Washington has upped pressure in a bid to replace Havana’s communist regime, cutting off oil shipments and, by extension, the economy.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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First responders cut off her camo shorts to care for her that day, and a photo of the shorts was shown in court.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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The 12-school conference has seemingly partitioned into upper and lower divisions, with two middling teams — Boise State and UNLV — in between.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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The largest house was partitioned into two rooms and probably had a mezzanine floor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Jan. 2026
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The figures do not break down which delays were tied to TSA staffing issues versus other routine causes such as maintenance or weather.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Feb. 2026
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The American-Statesman’s Danny Davis breaks down what a 41-27 win over Michigan in the 2025 Citrus Bowl means for the Texas football program and Arch Manning.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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The fish must have pulled it loose in the grass.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Gomis’ complex, patient scene construction lets such tensions lie and ripple and occasionally erupt, though there’s always too much going on for any single mini-drama to pull focus.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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TikToks promising secret loopholes, Reddit threads dissecting deductions and content creators insisting ways to outsmart the IRS.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Still, loudspeakers playing crowd noise isn’t the same as knowing millions of strangers will dissect your performance within minutes.—
Amy Cuddy,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Fragmentate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragmentate. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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