schism
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The scientists watching this schism aren’t sure why things became so belligerent.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
How to handle inside information is already generating a schism in the prediction-market world.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
It would no longer be a simple trans-Atlantic disagreement, but a new schism within the West.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
But this time, the schism feels more permanent.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025
Though it had been experimenting with other philosophies for several centuries, when threatened with schism it turned orthodox once again.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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