fracturing

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As historian Rick Perlstein related in “Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America,” Nixon’s anti-communist agit-prop, honed over many decades, was sincere — but it was only part of the story.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

Appeared in the April 30, 2026, print edition as 'Warsh Inherits a Fracturing Fed'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Fracturing simplifies and distills a technique pioneered by collage master Romare Bearden, which itself built on the African art inspirations of Cubism a century ago.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2022

Fracturing this hegemony required someone extraordinary from outside the system to exert pressure on gatekeepers, and by that I mean Rihanna.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2021

Fracturing is particularly common in volcanic rock, which shrinks as it cools.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015