splintering

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The estate of Wuthering Heights is foreboding and dark, with rocks splintering through the walls, while Linton’s Thrushcross Grange bears a Victorian aesthetic, containing the outside world.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 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

There were inch-wide gaps in the splintering wood and a tangle of weeds wrapped around it.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney