divisive
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Furthermore, Los Angeles has a multicultural Laker fan base, and I disagree with Shaquille O’Neal on his divisive choice of words for “Snowtime Lakers” — not funny.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Wall Street’s views on CoreWeave are starkly divisive as investors pay more attention to the financial details of big artificial-intelligence companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
He said the Met had considered the reputational risks of using the "divisive" technology, but added that it helped identify "unacceptable, dishonest, corrosive behaviours" among officers.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
She claimed the motion was "divisive, discriminatory and wrong" and was not compatible with Brighton & Hove's commitments to be a welcoming and inclusive city.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
A researcher I admire, Kelsey Kauffman, has written that “prisons are perhaps the most racially divisive institutions in America today.”
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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