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bifurcated

verb

Definition of bifurcated

past tense of bifurcate

as in divided

formal to undergo division into two parts The stream bifurcated into two narrow winding channels.

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Recent Examples of bifurcated The impasse dates back to summer 2023, when the City Council bifurcated the new collective bargaining agreement with the FOP. — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 The screen is sometimes bifurcated between Carter’s livestream, which itself gets clogged with fan comments and emojis, and people watching it in Japan. — William Earl, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 Was the discursive thread accidental, or emblematic of the two poles the AI industry is now bifurcated between? — Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026 London said the rental market is bifurcated, with older apartment complexes generally fuller than newer ones. — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026 However, the longer-term consequences could be more profound and bifurcated, a Reuters columnist argued, with governments increasing their support for electrification and renewables, as well as ramping up purchases of coal to reduce reliance on Middle East transit routes. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 17 June 2026 However, beneath the surface, Cramer said the market has become increasingly bifurcated, with investors piling into a narrow group of artificial intelligence winners while severely punishing companies that disappoint or simply fail to impress. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 11 May 2026 Now we’re bifurcated, with roughly a third of our households not meeting self-sufficiency standards, and more than a third achieving wealth that was unimaginable a generation ago. — Russell Hancock, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026 Iran has effectively bifurcated the strait between its traditional Navy and the more aggressive Revolutionary Guard. — Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026

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And so the record is divided between tracks that capture the rush of losing yourself in a sea of bodies and the pain of being caught out at last call with no one to return home to.

— Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
Yet Perrette and Decker’s meaty roles still leave gaps – slightly lower down the international chain, questions remain over how territories are divided up and who looks after what.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

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The interface splits each 2-core fiber into two single-core fibers inside the repeater for efficient amplification, then merges them back into 2-core fibers.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
Wanda, a donkey, and Max, a horse, split their time between a farm upstate and a stable in the Bronx.

— Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

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