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factionalism

[fak-shuh-nl-iz-uhm] / ˈfæk ʃə nlˌɪz əm /






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Irish playwright Seamus Heaney adapted this play in 1990 as “The Cure at Troy,” finding in it an image of his country’s religious factionalism and the possibility of peace.

From The Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026

And though it’s much easier now to find books and other media taking a range of perspectives on menopause, it’s also easy to be waylaid by influencers, charlatans and factionalism.

From Salon Sep. 22, 2025

These excised lines from the Farewell Address serve not only as a warning but as a prescient prophecy of the political turmoil and factionalism that would later shape the nation’s history.

From Slate Feb. 17, 2025

When we made the difficult choice not to make a statement, it was not because we are paralyzed by factionalism or masking hateful views.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 24, 2023

The Inka, he wrote in his 1963 article, were not defeated by steel and horses but by disease and factionalism.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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