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fragmented

[frag-muhn-tid, -men-, frag-men-] / ˈfræg mən tɪd, -mɛn-, frægˈmɛn- /




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“The media landscape is so fragmented, and the algorithm delivers the personal tastes,” Bob Mitchell, founder of Mitchell Partnership Alliances and adjunct professor at American University’s Kogod School of Business, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

As levels fall, mitochondrial membranes become increasingly fragmented and dysfunctional.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

With no elite outdoor professional league in the country, the player pool was a fragmented mix largely consisting of college, semi-pro and indoor players like Armstrong.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

One medicine approved across dozens of cancers and selling about $32 billion a year is giving way to something more fragmented.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Besides a small and fragmented population, the other limitation on development in New Guinea was geographic isolation, restricting the inflow of technology and ideas from elsewhere.

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




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