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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Insurers preserve the complexity and fragmentation of the current system as a moat against competition.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Without that, flexibility turns into fragmentation.
—Cara Brennan Allamano, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
These operations are well-organized and difficult for local law enforcement agencies to disrupt, especially when hindered by limited resources and jurisdictional fragmentation.
—James Fotis, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
That mindset, the moral postponement, the fragmentation of conscience and ultimately of reality, is also constantly exported abroad to entire countries.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Without that, flexibility turns into fragmentation.
—Cara Brennan Allamano, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
These operations are well-organized and difficult for local law enforcement agencies to disrupt, especially when hindered by limited resources and jurisdictional fragmentation.
—James Fotis, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
That mindset, the moral postponement, the fragmentation of conscience and ultimately of reality, is also constantly exported abroad to entire countries.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fragmentation
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“Fragmentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fragmentation. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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