as in split
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
new technology has led to the fractionalization of the product's traditional market
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Indeed 44% of the respondents surveyed think that AI’s effect on individual agency and ability to act independently is likely to be more negative than positive with only 16% predicting a fairly equal split between positive and negative change.—
Tracey Follows,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025 -
Proponents of the split argue that Cyber Command has become too big on its own to have to share a leader with a similarly large organization.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
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Following the band’s dissolution, Carpenter played drums in AWOLNATION for a decade, and also spent time playing with McKagan’s side project, Loaded, as well performing and recording with Adam Lambert, Barbarians of California, A Perfect Circle, The Exies, Ours and Black Lab, among others.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
21 Mar. 2025
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If such filaments exist widely throughout the Milky Way, and the researchers’ theory is correct, their formation and dissolution represents a cyclical balance of depletion and replenishment of molecules in the galaxy.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
20 Mar. 2025
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The wedding of their friends, Jenna and Lion, brings the young lovers face-to-face after a painful breakup.—
Veronica Villafañe,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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In 25 games with the Hurricanes, Williams has 31 tackles, two pass breakups and one tackle for loss.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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Another possibility is in-theater partitions that allow guests to text while not bothering other customers, which was tested by Megaplex Theatres last year.—
William Earl,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Sudanese army gains in central Sudan come as the RSF has consolidated its control in the west, hardening battlelines and threatening to move the country towards a de facto partition.—
FOXNews.com,
FOXNews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Sevilla were also eliminated from the Copa del Rey in January after a 4-1 defeat against second division side Almeria.—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Shelley Webb is a supervising deputy in the criminal division of the City Attorney’s Office.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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Emulsifiers are peacemakers that help ease the tension at oil-water boundaries to prevent separation.—
Ali Bouzari,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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Moves like this challenge the separation of powers and the politicization of regulatory agencies.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Fractionalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractionalization. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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