splinter
Example Sentences
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While broadcast evening news and morning shows have suffered from viewer drop-offs as audiences splinter and get their information from a range of sources, the declines at CBS have been particularly steep.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
That threat could be a pathogen inside the body or something as simple as a splinter.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
But regional cooperation doesn’t need to splinter the world entirely.
From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026
From hosting streaming events at the Three Sisters pub in the capital, a splinter group has formed and they now attend ice hockey games together.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
He pretended to be removing a splinter from his foot, but he was cautiously scanning the trail and the grass around us.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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