fragmented

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"I think those of us who use the NHS, the lived experience is one of disconnected, fragmented systems, explaining who you are to a different person on every ward, at the front desk," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Researchers also used digital reconstruction techniques to piece together fragmented bones and better understand their shape and structure.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

Concerns over its fragmented shareholder base prompted the European Central Bank to suspend certain voting rights and effectively ban dividend payments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

But Schuerfranz remembers the Apollo era, and thinks some of the magic might be lost in today's more fragmented media environment: "I think it was way more exciting then," she said.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Instead, one might guess that they once had a more nearly continuous distribution, which became fragmented as speakers of other language families expanded or induced Miao-Yao speakers to abandon their tongues.

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