fault line
noun
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Most often, quake swarms are caused by fluids — typically water — interacting with fault lines, the federal agency said.
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 14 Dec. 2025
These accusations, like the obscene moments in his poems, showcase the fault lines in Catullus’s society (and ours).
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
This number of aftershocks is not uncommon after a significant seismic event as the crust readjusts along the fault lines.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
The data revealed that when lake levels were lower during drier periods, fault lines moved faster and magma flux was higher.
—New Atlas, 25 Nov. 2025
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 14 Dec. 2025
These accusations, like the obscene moments in his poems, showcase the fault lines in Catullus’s society (and ours).
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
This number of aftershocks is not uncommon after a significant seismic event as the crust readjusts along the fault lines.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
The data revealed that when lake levels were lower during drier periods, fault lines moved faster and magma flux was higher.
—New Atlas, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Fault line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fault%20line. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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