fragmentation
noun
frag·men·ta·tion
ˌfrag-mən-ˈtā-shən 
-ˌmen-
1
: the act or process of fragmenting or making fragmentary
2
: the state of being fragmented or fragmentary
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Overcoming these systemic hurdles – aging infrastructure, regulatory fragmentation, and risk aversion – is paramount to unlocking greater investment and fostering technological innovation in the water sector.
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Jamil Wyne, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
As Western interest in Myanmar has waned, China has seized the opportunity to expand its strategic footprint by exploiting the country’s chaos and political fragmentation.
—Ye Myo Hein, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2025
Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show, with Samuel L. Jackson as Uncle Sam and an all-Black dance troupe in red, white and blue, dramatized America’s fragmentation.
—Laurence Lim, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
Insurers preserve the complexity and fragmentation of the current system as a moat against competition.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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Jamil Wyne, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
As Western interest in Myanmar has waned, China has seized the opportunity to expand its strategic footprint by exploiting the country’s chaos and political fragmentation.
—Ye Myo Hein, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2025
Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show, with Samuel L. Jackson as Uncle Sam and an all-Black dance troupe in red, white and blue, dramatized America’s fragmentation.
—Laurence Lim, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
Insurers preserve the complexity and fragmentation of the current system as a moat against competition.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Fragmentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fragmentation. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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