fractiousness

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Washington led a military expedition to suppress the insurrection, but his preferred solution to Western fractiousness was to establish bonds of common interest between east and west through industry and commerce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Of course, elements of this fractiousness have always existed.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Their influence will most likely only grow in the years to come, given the fractiousness of the Arab world.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025

Each of these tiny slights and affronts can be chalked up to the usual cluelessness and fractiousness of any given oral argument.

From Slate • Nov. 1, 2021

His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of fractiousness he conveyed.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald