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Small towns were riven between people calling themselves Patriots and British Loyalists.

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Indeed, a key reason Powell pushed back so bluntly against expectations of such a cut at the press conference that day was to manage a committee riven by seemingly unbridgeable differences.

The European Union, riven by infighting between member states, cannot agree on its target, while India is another major emitter yet to finalise its pledge.

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The move caps a dramatic month in oil markets, riven by concerns of a supply glut and uncertainty over sanctions on Russian producers.

The question he posed has riven the judicial system, splitting district judges from appellate panels and the Pacific Coast from the Midwest.

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