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splintering



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Instead, the middle class is splintering along generational lines.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Individual investors kicked off 2026 by taking a page from the playbook of global central banks and stockpiling gold as a hedge against a splintering world order.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

“Or you get chaos and splintering and regionalization,” Ratney said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

The retirement marks a further splintering of Apple’s AI efforts, with more of Giannandrea’s portfolio getting spread out through Apple’s organization.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

With a grinding, splintering, tearing crash, Swordfish split the rotted hulk asunder.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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