splinter group

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From hosting streaming events at the Three Sisters pub in the capital, a splinter group has formed and they now attend ice hockey games together.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

A splinter group, the Northeast cartel, was among those designated as a terrorist organization last month by the Trump administration.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2025

A faction formed a splinter group called Sierrans for U.S.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2024

In an unmarked laboratory stationed between the campuses of Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a splinter group of scientists is hunting for the next billion-dollar drug.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024

Initial reports tied Mr. Aziz to a terrorist splinter group, but the FBI now is now calling it a simple case of mistaken identity.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed