fragmenting

Example Sentences

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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

Prof Weissbourd points to a broader fragmenting of communities too.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

Planetesimals frequently crash into each other, sometimes merging into larger bodies and sometimes fragmenting into smaller ones.

From Science Daily • Dec. 6, 2025

The IMF however warned that trade diversion and rerouting -- while offering short-term resilience -- are costly and risk fragmenting global supply chains.

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 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