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And 40 years ago, while studying one such bed for her PhD, Prof Christine Maggs found a fragment of pink-striped seaweed living on maerl she had never seen before.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

“What we’ve seen is only a fragment of what information there might be, because not all of the government records from phones have been turned over,” Joachín said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

As sports on TV continues to fragment, that sentiment appears to be widely shared.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

One fragment would fall into the black hole while the other escaped carrying away more energy than the original particle.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026

In Bobby’s exhumation, a fragment of bone from his left small toe was extracted, in addition to seven tissue samples—enough for a binding test.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

But information arrives in fragments: a barcode result here, a recall notice there, a corrected FDA finding, a corporate statement, a congressional inquiry.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

Gradually, they unearthed fragments of their family life - Moissés's shorts, Yusmani's Bible, and an unfinished shopping list - a sign they were getting closer to what had once been their home.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

The separated fan blade resulted in damage to portions of the engine’s cover and sent engine fragments flying, striking the airplane’s fuselage and its horizontal stabilizer, according to the report.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Specialized enzymes are used to selectively cut away unmethylated DNA fragments, which largely originate from blood cells.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

There are even suggestions that mountains as far south as the Shackleton Range in Antarctica may be fragments of the Appalachian family.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

As an artist, she explores the experience of a fragmented family history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Hichilema is seeking a second term against a fragmented field of opposition candidates.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

Women’s baseball has been so fragmented that she usually sees other players only at national tournaments and occasionally when some, like Mo’ne Davis, have a stint with the Bananas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

But no such revival was forthcoming: The conservative movement fragmented after Kirk’s death, divided by a host of wild conspiracy theories over the “real story” behind the killing.

From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026

Now contrast those events in China with what happened when fleets of exploration began to sail from politically fragmented Europe.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

"By fragmenting human societies across the landscape, malaria contributed to the population structure we see today. Climate and physical barriers were not the only forces shaping where human populations could live."

From Science Daily ● May 3, 2026

In a fragmenting postwar global order, the administration sees American security as linked to oil resources in the Western Hemisphere, said Kevin Book, who heads research at energy-research firm ClearView Energy Partners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

Prolonged uncertainty over trade policy is, in the Fund's view, likely to weigh on business investment decisions and cloud growth prospects, while fragmenting supply chains over the medium term.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025

Catherine says smartphones and gadgets have become a "constant distraction, fragmenting our focus" and undermining the time that families spend together.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025

When I open my eyes, the world looks slightly fractured, and it takes a minute to realize that the sun must be well up and the glasses fragmenting my vision.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins