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shatter

[shat-er] / ˈʃæt ər /




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The hostilities “threatened to shatter the ‘no-war-no-peace’ situation,” that has existed since the end of the Tigray war, Oxford Analytica’s senior Africa analyst Matt Ward said in February.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

No injuries were reported, but several explosions - due to gas canisters on board the ambulances - caused windows of nearby buildings to shatter, while some residents were evacuated.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Time and again, Garbus and her experts’ perspectives responsibly remind us that we’re watching a father shatter the bonds between his children.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

It wouldn’t take much to shatter that fragile equilibrium.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Ten feet from Cedric, Harry dived behind a marble angel to avoid the jets of red light and saw the tip of its wing shatter as the spells hit it.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling




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