fault line
noun
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But observers say the pro-government bias in entertainment and news media can warp viewers’ perception of Indian politics and exacerbate fault lines in Indian society.
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Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2024
There's a major fault line in New Jersey called the Ramapo Fault, which stems from the Appalachian mountains, and there are at least five smaller fault lines under Manhattan island.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
At least three dozen active geological fault lines run underneath Taiwan.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
But since Trump left the White House the old fault lines have re-appeared and grown much wider over the past year, the Marquette polling shows.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024
Major earthquakes along the fault line take place every 100 to 200 years, with the last one occurring 150 years ago.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2024
According to the World Health Organization, an earthquake is a violent, abrupt shaking of the ground, caused by movement between tectonic plates along a fault line in the earth’s crust.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Apr. 2024
The giant sphere is not, however, the only design feature helping stabilize the tower, which stands close to a major fault line.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
The division of Sudan into two countries in 2011 occurred partly along this fault line after decades of civil war.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2024
There's a major fault line in New Jersey called the Ramapo Fault, which stems from the Appalachian mountains, and there are at least five smaller fault lines under Manhattan island.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
At least three dozen active geological fault lines run underneath Taiwan.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
But since Trump left the White House the old fault lines have re-appeared and grown much wider over the past year, the Marquette polling shows.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024
Major earthquakes along the fault line take place every 100 to 200 years, with the last one occurring 150 years ago.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2024
According to the World Health Organization, an earthquake is a violent, abrupt shaking of the ground, caused by movement between tectonic plates along a fault line in the earth’s crust.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Apr. 2024
The giant sphere is not, however, the only design feature helping stabilize the tower, which stands close to a major fault line.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
The division of Sudan into two countries in 2011 occurred partly along this fault line after decades of civil war.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
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“Fault line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fault%20line. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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