fragment
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"This phenomenon is one possible explanation for the discovery of a large metal fragment in a palm oil plantation in Sampit," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
These include a fragment from Byron—only a few scribbled pages, set in a Turkish cemetery, about the mysterious Augustus Darvell—and a long story called “The Vampyre” by John William Polidori, Byron’s former doctor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
However, at least one previous researcher detected lead in the ink of a fragment left over from early attempts to physically open the scrolls.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
El Adli discovered the first fossil fragment on Aug. 31.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
I tuck a smaller fragment of the rock into my pocket and start climbing back up the cliff face.
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
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The measurements allowed the scientists to distinguish different uranium oxide phases within the radioactive fragments, revealing details that had previously been inaccessible.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
The tree fragments lying in BioFiltro’s beds seemed to serve a beneficial purpose.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Adults under 30 regularly get their news in fragments clipped from six-hour Twitch streams and Joe Rogan-style podcasts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Roughly half the cuts are interludes that last a minute or less—track listings vary according to format—and many of these are cut-up and pieced-together fragments of spoken material and sound effects from ads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Only a very few fragments of his poems have come down to us.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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Without this protein, the mitochondrial network becomes fragmented.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
But ap Iorwerth said Wales was living with a "confused" and "increasingly fragmented system".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
“These services exist out there, but it’s kind of a fragmented market with older technology and typically no real scale advantage,” Risher said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Somalia announced on Thursday that parliamentary and presidential elections would be held next year in the deeply fragmented country that faces a long-running Islamist insurgency.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Even if the memories are fragmented, I feel the sweetness in them.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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For the world's emerging market countries, there is another challenge in a fragmenting world economy: What will drive their own growth, if not demand from larger economies?
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
"By fragmenting human societies across the landscape, malaria contributed to the population structure we see today. Climate and physical barriers were not the only forces shaping where human populations could live."
From Science Daily ● May 3, 2026
Eliot or novelists such as James Joyce, whom they viewed as fragmenting English-speaking culture and twisting tradition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
Catherine says smartphones and gadgets have become a "constant distraction, fragmenting our focus" and undermining the time that families spend together.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 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
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