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fragmentary

[frag-muhn-ter-ee] / ˈfræg mənˌtɛr i /


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Its scenes are remote, fragmentary and, like the melancholic king, perversely “expert in wasting everyone’s time.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

However, it is important to remember that the vast majority of fossils found during excavations are fragmentary.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

The fresco is fragmentary, but the intensity of its emotion shines through.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

Levy argues that fragmentary writing feels more authentic to current reality.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026

The kouros it most resembled, it turned out, was a smaller, fragmentary statue that was found by a British art historian in Switzerland in 1990.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell


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