great divide

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Recent Examples of great divide But with the aid of a half-decayed video recording of a performance in Amsterdam, a few vinyl albums, assorted monitors and a cast that seems to straddle a great divide, all the major players from 47 years ago are present and accounted for. Ben Brantley, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 The election of Donald Trump highlights a great divide in the energy paths chosen by the U.S., China, and the EU, the three great powers that together account for over half the world’s GDP. Scott W. Tinker, National Review, 25 Feb. 2025 Recalling these moments reminds us to ask the questions that can help bridge rather than avoid the great divides of our time. Pia Lauritzen, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024 As the August Bank Holiday weekend approached the U.K. industry was abuzz with rumors that stadium dates had been booked and that the great divide between Noel and Liam Gallagher had been bridged. Thomas Smith, Billboard, 6 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for great divide
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Noun
  • The death was confirmed on Swaggart’s social media accounts Tuesday morning.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 1 July 2025
  • Impacts were recorded in six locations, but no civilian deaths were reported.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Just months after Saint Archer’s demise, though, Japanese brewing behemoth Sapporo bought the county’s largest brewery, Stone.
    Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025
  • As that inquiry was underway earlier this year, an independent panel of more than a dozen medical experts issued a report that found no sign of a crime and concluded natural causes or bad medical care led to the demise of each of the newborns.
    BRIAN MELLEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • The cloudy days hovering over the fate of the U.S. Airline sector appear to be clearing out, with Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) reporting better-than-expected 2Q 2025 financial results this week.
    Ankita Dhawan, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • For Scotty, a young puppy facing a grim fate, time was running out.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • The project – the band’s first with new singer Emily Armstrong following the passing of Chester Bennington some years ago – manages to appear inside the top 10 only on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
  • Gibbs-White is a potent force on the transition, too, forward-thinking and positive in his passing to find speedy wingers with quick, sweeping passes.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • As fresh bonds are formed, past relationships are challenged and even fractured, as our international cast of survivors must become a team before certain doom.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 5 July 2025
  • Using a mosquito 'bucket of doom' is much cheaper than getting a pest control service to come fog or spray your yard.
    Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 4 July 2025

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“Great divide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/great%20divide. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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