How to Use fragmentation in a Sentence

fragmentation

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  • And shoppers are embracing this fragmentation: More than half of consumers in our survey were planning to shop on three or more platforms this year.
    — Jonathan Cheng, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Bits of ideas click together, and just as easily unclasp, latching onto the next floating fragmentation.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2021
  • The rampant profiteering and fragmentation of care isn’t limited to drug treatment.
    — Laura Weiss, The New Republic, 17 Dec. 2021
  • During the fragmentation process, bolder explorers are more likely to move into new habitats with better food or fewer predators.
    — Lee Alan Dugatkin, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
  • The AfD can gain a stronger foothold in a context of deepening fragmentation in German politics.
    — Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Habitat degradation, fragmentation and loss Giraffes need large areas of savanna with abundant native bushes and trees to feed on.
    — Derek E. Lee, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2023
  • There have been some notable examples of political fragmentation and growing divergence in recent years.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Andersson takes over as prime minister at a time of political fragmentation in the run-up to a general election in September.
    — NBC News, 30 Nov. 2021
  • The truth is, fragmentation can go beyond what the eye can see.
    — Nicole Heimann, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The idea is to reduce that fragmentation ... ensure the forests themselves have a chance to adapt, on their own with our help.
    — Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2023
  • But such shifts may not be as easy today due to loss and fragmentation of their habitats.
    — Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
  • This region faces threats from logging, mining, the fragmentation of forests by road projects, and climate change.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Former alt-righter Matt Forney said in a recent blog post that this fragmentation was part of a larger trend.
    — Grayson Quay, The Week, 6 July 2022
  • Using a process of micro fragmentation, scientists can spur corals to grow up to 50 times faster.
    — Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Except that instead of hanging in on a loop of the pack, it was supported by the pull-ring of a fragmentation grenade , poised like the sword of Damocles over his horrified tent-mates.
    — David Hambling, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Market fragmentation wasn’t as much of a concern when banks were full of stimulus checks and PPP money.
    — James White, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The upside is that organizations can choose best-in-breed tools that can help teams avoid fragmentation.
    — Eoin Hinchy, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The result is a consequence of the fragmentation of the Arab political scene, Talshir said.
    — Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Consumer products has seen an enormous amount of fragmentation in the market.
    — Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes, 27 June 2022
  • The birds have been listed as a federally endangered species since 1990, with habitat loss and fragmentation being one of the main concerns for the species.
    — Noor Adatia, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
  • But Jews’ collective strength in the city has been diluted by fragmentation.
    — Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post, 19 July 2022
  • The console wars and the fragmentation of how players access games has been a source of frustration for gaming companies and gamers themselves for years.
    — Will Bedingfield, Wired, 19 Jan. 2022
  • In today’s advertising, fragmentation is often the name of the game.
    — Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Golden snub-nosed monkeys face habitat loss through the destruction and fragmentation of forests.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Jan. 2023
  • It is believed that the downward trend is due to habitat loss, habitat fragmentation, and poaching in certain regions.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com, 13 May 2022
  • At the same time, fragmentation has greatly diminished the prospects for building a federal union in Myanmar.
    — Richard Horsey, Foreign Affairs, 31 May 2024
  • Once a target is detected, the missile homes in, impacts the ship, and detonates a 330-pound blast fragmentation warhead.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 9 May 2022
  • Some reefs in the Keys descend from a single individual that has reproduced via fragmentation—bits break off the parent coral and start a new colony.
    — Alex Riley, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The sector does seem to be making some headway in recognizing that these issues of fragmentation need to be addressed.
    — Lindsay Suddon, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
  • The task now facing all stakeholders is to seek out ways to maximize the growth benefits of this innovation momentum, while minimizing the drag of fragmentation.
    — Mirek Dušek, TIME, 26 June 2024

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