fault line
noun
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Nvidia’s balancing game continues, reshaping chips to stay compliant and straddling commercial and political fault lines.
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Kristina Partsinevelos,chris Eudaily, CNBC, 21 May 2025
The intraparty squabbles between moderates and progressives that have dominated the past decade have given way to different fault lines.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 19 May 2025
The scars of colonial rule shape discord in modern-day Cameroon along linguistic fault lines.
—Nalova Akua, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
With two key fault lines in its vicinity – the North Anatolian and the East Anatolian – Turkey is one of the most seismically active regions in the world, a reality that has amplified concern over Istanbul’s earthquake preparedness.
—Gul Tuysuz and Nadeen Ebrahim Cnn, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
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Kristina Partsinevelos,chris Eudaily, CNBC, 21 May 2025
The intraparty squabbles between moderates and progressives that have dominated the past decade have given way to different fault lines.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 19 May 2025
The scars of colonial rule shape discord in modern-day Cameroon along linguistic fault lines.
—Nalova Akua, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
With two key fault lines in its vicinity – the North Anatolian and the East Anatolian – Turkey is one of the most seismically active regions in the world, a reality that has amplified concern over Istanbul’s earthquake preparedness.
—Gul Tuysuz and Nadeen Ebrahim Cnn, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Fault line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fault%20line. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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