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Recent Examples of fragmentary This frenetic form of diplomacy is notable not only for its lack of progress so far and for its piecemeal and fragmentary nature but also for its considerable scale and scope. Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024 Where the previous constellation of images had tended toward the fragmentary, these emphasized a serial, more comprehensive approach. Emmanuel Iduma, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2024 Ethiopians have welcomed Abiy’s promises to end the Meles regime’s sometimes heavy-handed repression of political rights, but the country is now wrestling with the fragmentary pressures of ethnic politics that Meles managed to contain. Terrence Lyons, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2019 Advertisement Books Pedro Almodóvar’s first book, like his movies, blends reality and fiction: ‘A fragmentary autobiography’ Sept. 16, 2024 As Roberts describes in cringey detail in the book, his fall from grace came a little bit at a time, then all at once. Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for fragmentary

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