is fracturing
- present progressive of fracture (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The past few days have renewed fears in Europe that the Western alliance is fracturing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026
Confronted with fabricated testimony, “Mahmood stumbles, his English is fracturing, words of Somali, Arabic, Hindi, Swahili and English clotting at once on his tongue.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2021
“Your choice to stay on as owner has turned us into moral and emotional hostages, and is fracturing our family and our community,” the letter read.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 18, 2019
That’s a fairly solid prediction, given how quickly the entertainment landscape is fracturing between linear, over-the-air broadcast and streaming.
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2019
“Inequality is trapping hundreds of millions in poverty; it is fracturing our societies and undermining democracy,” said Winnie Byanyima, executive director of Oxfam International.
From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2017