divided

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The strait is roughly 20 miles wide at its narrowest point and divided into lanes to separate marine traffic, forcing merchant ships to travel along predictable routes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Ji divided the class into groups to study different aspects of the star.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Believers can be divided into two groups, Lewis said.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Many of them are closely divided between the parties.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

Figure 1.66: Any common note length can be divided into an unusual number of equal-length notes and rests, for example by dividing a whole note into three instead of two 11half11 notes.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones