fragmentation

Example Sentences

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"Those pock marks are witness marks of a fragmentation munition," an analyst from McKenzie Intelligence said.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

For central banks and investors, the challenge is how to interpret signals from asset prices against a backdrop of rising financial stress and market fragmentation.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Psychological trauma, social fragmentation, and economic dislocation are persistent scars that can span generations.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

“That fragmentation has been slowing us down and making it harder to hit the quality bar we want.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

This suggested to me the Optimal Fragmentation Principle: innovation proceeds most rapidly in a society with some optimal intermediate degree of fragmentation: a too-unified society is at a disadvantage, and so is a too-fragmented society.

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