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, 24 Mar. 2026
Now, similar fault lines are reemerging.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
But it's been a widening fault line within the Republican Party, which has been a bedrock of support for Israel over the years.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Homogeneous teams miss these fault lines until systems break — or trust collapses — often after damage has already been done.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Now, similar fault lines are reemerging.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
But it's been a widening fault line within the Republican Party, which has been a bedrock of support for Israel over the years.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Homogeneous teams miss these fault lines until systems break — or trust collapses — often after damage has already been done.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 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 1 Apr. 2026.
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