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splits

/ splɪts /

noun

  1. (functioning as singular) (in gymnastics, etc) the act of sinking to the floor to achieve a sitting position in which both legs are straight, pointing in opposite directions, and at right angles to the body

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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She also started buying paper towels that have more perforations, and splits each sheet before packing them with her daughters’ lunches.

Princess Eugenie, whose uncle is Britain's head of state King Charles III, splits her time between London and Comporta, drawn by the region's relaxed lifestyle.

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Discovery after it possibly splits is unlikely, “we can certainly see how the WBD Board could foresee a bidding war breaking out, driving the need for Paramount to meaningfully overpay for WBD .”

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The EU has struggled to exert influence during the war in Gaza due to splits within the bloc between countries supporting Israel and those closer to the Palestinians.

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This complex captures sunlight and splits water molecules, releasing oxygen and sending electrons onward to other molecules in the chain of energy transfer.

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