division
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By virtue of the Indianapolis Colts losing to the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night, the Chargers secured a playoff berth, and the division title and top seed in the AFC are still in play.
From Los Angeles Times
But a few more weeks of negotiations may not prove enough to overcome the divisions within France’s parliament.
Honeywell shares are down this year, partly because it’s splitting into aerospace and automation divisions — and the market hates complexity.
From MarketWatch
Should the Chargers beat Houston — and if Denver beats the hobbled Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday — the division title will be decided when the Chargers play their regular-season finale at Denver.
From Los Angeles Times
But as the civilian government battled rebellions and internal divisions, it handed power to the military in 1958 for a two-year caretaker spell.
From Barron's
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