splinter

The ESL was a splinter league formed by 12 of Europe's biggest clubs, including six from the Premier League.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

The bloc of governors would have to splinter before a majority of Fed voters in favor of a hike could carry the day.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

Recently six countries representing most of the bloc’s economy and population formed a splinter group to drive the idea forward, and their leaders are trying to persuade others to join.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

That threat could be a pathogen inside the body or something as simple as a splinter.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026

I swipe my hand over its surface and a splinter pricks my finger.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

It might be best not to think about splinters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

I also wanted to understand if my treatment, which forced me to excavate painful childhood memories lodged beneath the surface, like splinters the skin had long healed over, could help others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

Navigating around the crater, Al-Ahmad trudged into the blown-out remains of the hall, his feet crunching on an underbrush of glass, wood splinters and insulation.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026

Most top directors can’t act to save their lives, which is why they tend to appear as themselves and stick out like splinters.

From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2025

The young nurse returned with a dustpan and brush and began to sweep up the glittery splinters.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

“Immediately noticeable were the sagging eaves, the multitude of leaks from the roof, the dried out, splintered mahogany and the battered exterior woodwork, which had suffered seven decades of winds from the Sound.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

The early ratings show the enduring power of live sporting events and their ability to draw mass audiences at a time when streaming video has splintered viewership .

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

When he climbed the heap of slurry, he saw splintered furniture and ruined papers, but one thing remained intact.

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026

Whoever replaces Petro in August will confront a splintered Congress that will force any incoming administration to build alliances to pass laws.

From Barron's ● Mar. 9, 2026

And all about, stone, cracked and splintered into countless jagged shards, was scattered far and wide, or piled in ruinous heaps.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

Many see the AI trade, once a monolithic bet on chip stocks and hyperscalers, splintering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

These surge for tens of kilometers, splintering trees, igniting forests and burying the remnants beneath hot ash and pumice.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Vannacci, a former paratrooper, launched FN earlier this year after splintering from Matteo Salvini's League party.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

The estate of Wuthering Heights is foreboding and dark, with rocks splintering through the walls, while Linton’s Thrushcross Grange bears a Victorian aesthetic, containing the outside world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026

She watched her pass through the living room and the dining room—the rugs unraveling and the table splintering and the paintings on the walls turning to dust.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee