fault line
noun
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The proposal comes as conflict in the Middle East escalates and tensions over Taiwan persist, amid a broader rise in global geopolitical fault lines.
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
The situation has exposed a fault line between two competing imperatives.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 3 Mar. 2026
Typically, fractures are fault lines that propagate haphazardly under stress and spread through inert materials, such as ice, rock, or concrete.
—Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
Add in agents and attorneys, and that’s a lot of moving parts, third parties and potential fault lines.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
The situation has exposed a fault line between two competing imperatives.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 3 Mar. 2026
Typically, fractures are fault lines that propagate haphazardly under stress and spread through inert materials, such as ice, rock, or concrete.
—Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
Add in agents and attorneys, and that’s a lot of moving parts, third parties and potential fault lines.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for fault line
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“Fault line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fault%20line. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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