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splits (on)

verb

present tense third-person singular of split (on), British

as in talks

to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities promise you won't split on us, and we'll tell you what happened

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For the final episode of our 2026 season, Mike talks with Adam Erlich Sachs (recipient of a 2026 Windham-Campbell Prize for Fiction) about the historical Kantian thicket of Heinrich von Kleist’s Michael Kohlhaas, translated by Michael Hoffman.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Nolte’s expressive eyes and face do a lot of the work in each scene as Alice talks.

— Carole Horst, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

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The stranger informs her matter-of-factly that Alice’s leg will be amputated unless Anna opts into her payment-plan bargain.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
This significant achievement informs her choice to customize a piece that reflects her strength, creativity and tenacity.

— Footwear News, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026

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