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[split] / splɪt /






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That seemed reasonable based on the overall costs, assuming roughly a 50/50 split between eating at home and on campus.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

"The standing will not be split as well, I had no idea about it," Fender said.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

A US official said recently that the chances of the package being split into smaller chunks "have gone way up".

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

The film is burnished throughout with split panels to accentuate the party’s animated cross talk, peppered with excerpts from one-on-one interviews that William filmed later.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The bus starts up and for a split second the wind seems to drown out the voices.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

She grew to love the city and now splits time between L.A. and New York.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Even before either of them was born, the Spencers and the Windsors, two aristocratic families, had years of splits and spats.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

"We see how Yersinia pestis splits into new branches during periods of conflict and spreads along the routes traveled by troops and displaced populations," said senior author Dr. Christiana L. Scheib.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

Young people go white-water rafting at the Alzar School, which splits time between Idaho and Chilean Patagonia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

When a uranium nucleus splits, its loose neutrons may never hit another uranium 235 nucleus.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Potential applications include CO2 reduction using different catalysts, nitrogen reduction, and water splitting.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

I’m 28 years old, originally from South Carolina, and currently splitting the rent on an overpriced apartment in New York City with my fiancé.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Courts often consider the cash provided for down payments as a gift to the couple in divorce proceedings, splitting the home equity equally between both spouses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

So in an attempt to prove whether that was because of idiosyncrasies to do with the Sepang track or a problem with the upgrade itself, Mercedes is splitting the specification of their cars.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Like him not carrying my books no more made it official we were splitting up.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña


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