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Asian countries are rationing fuel, governments are emptying their crude-oil stockpiles, airlines are canceling thousands of flights, and Middle East alliances are fracturing.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

But they are fracturing over how far to go to strike a deal with the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

As a result, coalitions that have worked toward similar goals are fracturing over issues only tangentially related to their core missions, threatening their ability to make progress on areas of common ground.

From Slate • Oct. 14, 2024

“We love Starbucks, but these actions are fracturing trust in Starbucks leadership,” the workers wrote in their letter, which was sent to senior executives and board members and will be posted on a website Wednesday.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2023

Expanding human populations are fracturing forest into increasingly tiny islands of green throughout the Northeast.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2020