fault line
noun
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Under his stewardship, the Smithsonian has done what America must continue to do—confront the contradictions in our founding, illuminate the fault lines in our systems, and still hold space for grace, for grit, for growth, for greatness.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 11 May 2025
Arsenal are a side of few sharp joins, which makes pinpointing fault lines difficult.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 9 May 2025
This lack of acknowledgement allowed bad actors to exploit our most delicate fault lines and delay truth and reconciliation processes in our communities.
—Will Fries, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2025
The conflict has deepened existing ethnic and regional fault lines; the atrocities that the RSF, in particular, has perpetrated have made negotiations unpalatable for many of the SAF’s backers.
—Mai Hassan, Foreign Affairs, 30 Apr. 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 11 May 2025
Arsenal are a side of few sharp joins, which makes pinpointing fault lines difficult.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 9 May 2025
This lack of acknowledgement allowed bad actors to exploit our most delicate fault lines and delay truth and reconciliation processes in our communities.
—Will Fries, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2025
The conflict has deepened existing ethnic and regional fault lines; the atrocities that the RSF, in particular, has perpetrated have made negotiations unpalatable for many of the SAF’s backers.
—Mai Hassan, Foreign Affairs, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Fault line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fault%20line. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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