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sectional

[sek-shuh-nl] / ˈsɛk ʃə nl /


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Meanwhile, Northern states began gradual emancipation, making slavery a sectional institution dividing North from South.

From The Wall Street Journal

The edited video, released the day after, showed an officer kicking a sectional sofa, and Locke was shown wrapped in a comforter, holding a pistol.

From Seattle Times

The election of 1856 did not result in widespread violence, but it was very sectional, and conspiracy politics ran rampant.

From New York Times

These founders argued that a national institution of higher education would break down sectional differences, foster union and empower citizens to think reflectively and critically about themselves, the nation and the world.

From Seattle Times

The curved sectional paused our doomscroll since the early days of 2020.

From Los Angeles Times