split
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But the margin of the vote split was stunning: The court, sitting en banc, ruled 10–5 against the Garden State’s laws, with Judge Arianna Freeman—a progressive appointee of President Joe Biden—writing the majority opinion.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
There are financial advantages to getting married later in life: You get to split costs and, if one person has employer-based health insurance, it can save money for the partner without such insurance.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
The two sides had squabbled over how Chey’s fortune should be split with Roh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
They have battled over the split in the courts since 2022, after Chey filed for divorce in 2017 and mediation broke down.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
“It’s just—everyone disappeared when my dad got sick, or they pretended nothing was happening. And you . . .” He meets my eyes for a split second, then looks back down.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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The four girls, who were delivered via caesarean section at 28 weeks and four days on 14 July, were monozygotic quadruplets - where a single fertilised egg splits into four embryos.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The roll call also revealed some rare splits between members of Democratic leadership, present and past.
From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2026
Bespoke splits the robotics theme into two baskets; one for firms with actual robotics or automation products as lines of business, and alternatively picks-and-shovels companies who produce critical components or systems.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
He splits his time between Massachusetts and Washington, has an appointment at Harvard and is working on a memoir that is due out next spring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
A small hallway leading to the kitchen splits Ma and Pa’s bedroom from the room my three sisters and I share.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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Of course, so much of what’s otherwise known points a finger directly back at Taylor Farms, false-positive atom splitting notwithstanding, and there’s only so much the company can do to deflect.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
It’s really no wonder that Neill would go on to play characters who echoed Mark’s descent into madness, splitting off into equally extraordinary works of spine-tingling creature feature dread.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
The Philadelphia Fed’s data appear to fit the theme of U.S. consumers splitting between those who are thriving and those are struggling, Zwemmer said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
By splitting the Republicans, Roosevelt all but ensured the election of Wilson, who, as president, initiated large-scale governmental and business reforms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
“You can’t do that. We’re not splitting up. We’re never splitting up.”
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
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