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divides

  • plural
    of divide.
    divide
    verb (used with object)
    to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
  • present tense form
    of divide (3rd person singular).
    divide
    verb (used with object)
    to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.

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Not even Schuyler, who was trusted by the Iroquois, or van Olinda, the translator, who had often helped bridge cultural divides, could hold Iroquois leaders to the old alliance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

How the winning and losing candidates—and those candidates’ supporters—treat each other over the next few months will help determine whether those divides heal in time for November.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

Investors generally prefer looking at forward price-to-earnings ratio for stocks, which divides share price by consensus 12-month earnings-per-share estimates.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

And that geographical imbalance helped further fuel ideologically divides.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Prison conditions have a way of tempering polemics, and making individuals see more what unites them than what divides them.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela