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fragmentation

[frag-muhn-tey-shuhn] / ˌfræg mənˈteɪ ʃən /
NOUN
disintegration
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“Nexstar’s influence is much diminished from its heyday, thanks to audience fragmentation, so it does need to consolidate to have any kind of future on its own terms,” TVNewsCheck editor Michael Depp told me.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

It provides strong evidence that fish relying on connected rivers across national borders are declining quickly due to dam construction, habitat fragmentation, pollution, overfishing, and climate-related ecosystem changes.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Swiss ambassador to the WTO Erwin Bollinger agreed, warning that a loss of relevance by the WTO could "lead to more fragmentation of the trading system".

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Those difficulties of terrain, combined with the state of intermittent warfare that characterized relations between New Guinea bands or villages, account for traditional New Guinea’s linguistic, cultural, and political fragmentation.

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




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