fault line
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But new fault lines are emerging over somewhat obscure party nominating rules ahead of the Aug. 19 Democratic convention as well as ballot access deadlines in all 50 states.
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Tyler Pager, Washington Post, 17 July 2024
But the old fault lines have been blurring a little.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 16 July 2024
Sarah Wilson, an engineer providing tunneling services to the Authority, said that the proximity to fault lines was considered for the tunnel design and that the scientists’ examples of derailments included conditions that the high-speed rail route would be unlikely to experience.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
The risk comes from the Cascadia Subduction Zone, which is a fault line that spans approximately 600 miles from southern British Columbia to Northern California.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 21 June 2024
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Tyler Pager, Washington Post, 17 July 2024
But the old fault lines have been blurring a little.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 16 July 2024
Sarah Wilson, an engineer providing tunneling services to the Authority, said that the proximity to fault lines was considered for the tunnel design and that the scientists’ examples of derailments included conditions that the high-speed rail route would be unlikely to experience.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
The risk comes from the Cascadia Subduction Zone, which is a fault line that spans approximately 600 miles from southern British Columbia to Northern California.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 21 June 2024
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“Fault line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fault%20line. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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