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As Sam Dalrymple writes in “Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia,” the fact that Radcliffe “knew nothing of India was considered evidence of his potential as an unbiased mediator.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Partitions are being built to seal off the blast area from the rest of the mine.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2022

Northwest Partitions CEO and President James Kahler said the woman is on paid leave while the defendants are on unpaid leave.

From Washington Times • Mar. 7, 2018

Partitions and pedestals from the 1980s are being taken down, to expose any lurking mold, failing trusses and bulging brickwork.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2011

Partitions are now continually demanded, and every year collective responsibility is becoming more unpopular and more difficult to enforce.

From Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official by Sleeman, William