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cleavage

[klee-vij] / ˈkli vɪdʒ /


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“It created a cleavage with the United States that was really necessary.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 1, 2026

“Although race is often cited as the central cleavage in America, the single most powerful predictor of voting intention is religion,” the Economist noted.

From Seattle Times Apr. 13, 2024

These nutrients are metabolized by carotenoid cleavage enzymes, including NinaB and RPE65.

From Science Daily Feb. 22, 2024

This cleavage process is activated by saturated fatty acids and deactivated by polyunsaturated fatty acids, suggesting that RHBDL4's activity is modulated by the type of fatty acid.

From Science Daily Jan. 13, 2024

He examines a copy of Streeters Precious Stones and Gems; drawings of cleavage panes; trigonometric charts used for faceting.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

“There are toxic cleavages and an incipient social fragmentation that can easily turn into instability.”

From BBC Jun. 19, 2024

Second, there's the depolarization variety , which seeks to dismantle the cleavages that result from an oversimplified politics of "us versus them," and actively seeks to create social and political action amenable to pluralist democracy.

From Salon Apr. 3, 2022

Pop music has always gone hand in hand with strong opinions and heated debates — including the kinds of generational cleavages that inspire finger-wagging lectures.

From New York Times Apr. 22, 2021

Opened to great fanfare three years ago, it was considered a symbol of Ethiopia’s booming economy but now appears to be a witness to the deep cleavages in society.

From Washington Post Sep. 17, 2018

He who desires to deceive the picture-purchasing public may do so cheaply; and it is easy to bring almost any kind of art into notice without climbing Alps or measuring cleavages.

From Modern Painters, Volume IV (of V) by John Ruskin




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