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[split] / splɪt /






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Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix, stars of “Vanderpump Rules” who were a couple for nine years, split after it came to light that Sandoval had an affair with their co-star Raquel Leviss.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

The device allowed the researchers to split the quantum wave associated with an atom into two separate paths.

From Science Daily Sep. 8, 2026

The town may, for example, require a larger minimum lot size than you would have after such a split.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

An event that once felt like it had split time into a permanent before and after is fading into history itself.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

In the split second after it happened, I cursed myself for believing even for one moment that I was really allowed to be happy.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

She says clients use prenups to clarify if they had the pet before marriage, whose pet it is, and what the expectations are if the couple splits or someone dies.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

If an edge case splits people roughly down the middle, it effectively stops mattering, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

In a sport notorious for fractured relationships and bitter splits, Taylor's core team has remained the same from day one with Peters, Hearn and trainer Ross Enamait.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

“The fact is, the splits are stark home-road,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

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

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

It had also argued that splitting up the service would be technically unfeasible.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

Based on the first 153,197 votes counted of the 270,000 voters eligible, 50.1% rejected the government's proposal, while 49.9% said yes, public broadcaster RUV said, with just 435 votes splitting them.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

"And if we fold the map up in a different way, we can compare how different groups of animals took different paths from each other after splitting onto different evolutionary paths."

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

Students “already use PayPal and Venmo for rent, for splitting a bill and for paying friends and family back,” said Frank Keller, president of Checkout Solutions and PayPal.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

We’re all sitting in his uncle’s living room, splitting his Levain cookie; I give him my piece, even though I’m hungry.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera




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