divisiveness
Americannoun
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I don’t see Carol as representing arguing for anger and divisiveness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
"It holds a mirror up to society and talks about the divisiveness in our culture and the fact that there's so much polarity."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
“We need to put aside divisiveness and focus on the real issues facing us today.”
From Slate ● Jan. 24, 2025
“It was the same old show: the divisiveness, and the disrespect,” Harris said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2024
The divisiveness among scientific disciplines, especially between the basic sciences and the applied science of medicine, was then fostered deliberately by medical schools.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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