riven

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Such policies have manifested differently across China, with harsher tactics applied in areas seen as riven with separatist sentiment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

“I actually have some thoughts,” she said when asked by a reporter how she felt about representing the U.S. at a time when the country is riven by deep political divides.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

The Southeast Asian nation of some 50 million is riven by civil war and there will be no voting in rebel-held areas.

From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025

Long before Nancy's arrival, the club was riven with disharmony.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

It began to drizzle, as if all that flying metal had riven holes in the clouds.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs