split
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Visibility is limited, fear escalates quickly and decisions are made in split seconds.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Less than two months into his tenure, Kraft Heinz appointed Amaya, with whom Cahillane had worked closely at cereal maker Kellogg and Kellanova, the snack business that split off from Kellogg in 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Whether the former couple’s split will play out in the new season remains uncertain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Bechtel, 28 and Healy, 37 were first linked months after he split from Taylor Swift, whom he dated briefly in 2023.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
It was the sort of home for someone who lived in that same dark Danny had felt when he and Pili had to be split apart.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Some departments are so small they lack enough work for a full-time finance person, for instance, so they hire a generalist who splits their time between numerous tasks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Bespoke splits the robotics theme into two baskets; one for firms with actual robotics or automation products as lines of business, and alternatively picks-and-shovels companies who produce critical components or systems.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Comcast splits from NBCUniversal, World Cup ratings are complicated,and Trump reveals $1.4 billion in crypto earnings.
From Slate ● Jul. 4, 2026
He sometimes rapped his jokes, thrived at improvising and roasted celebrities with sharp punches, leaving them in splits.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Watch this, Nick, he says, then dribbles to the center of his backyard and flame throws a banana kick so swift, it basically splits the air, then sizzles right into his doghouse.
From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander
The new Fed chairman, Kevin Warsh, has said he isn’t interested in splitting hairs, adding that he prefers to focus on how the inflation rate looks “to the left of the decimal point.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
It’s really no wonder that Neill would go on to play characters who echoed Mark’s descent into madness, splitting off into equally extraordinary works of spine-tingling creature feature dread.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
The Philadelphia Fed’s data appear to fit the theme of U.S. consumers splitting between those who are thriving and those are struggling, Zwemmer said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
A heavily congested schedule lends itself to splitting the coaching jobs, but can also lead to one team being sidelined in terms of access to multi-format players.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
One day we are splitting clapboard, and he shakes his head.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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