splintered

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Its army eventually withdrew and the Islamist militants left behind splintered and turned against each other.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Whoever replaces Petro in August will confront a splintered Congress that will force any incoming administration to build alliances to pass laws.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

Despite a concluding chapter that struggles to make these storylines converge, “Now I Surrender” remains frustratingly splintered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

The anti-Assad forces were splintered, mutually mistrustful and prone to looting; the areas they controlled descended into anarchy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

And all about, stone, cracked and splintered into countless jagged shards, was scattered far and wide, or piled in ruinous heaps.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien