apart

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But geopolitical strategists are keeping an eye on movement in the Middle East and in Washington, D.C., that could suggest this fragile truce could fall apart.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Les and Lindy fall in and out of understanding as they drift into a state of war; she gains power, self-knowledge and self-sufficiency, even as he falls apart.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

But their publicly declared positions are way apart.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

His stride length, power, and neuromuscular control set him apart.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

I’ve told them we’d met different friendship groups when they put us into new sets and that we just drifted apart.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler