fault line
noun
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Previously, the creeping fault line was mapped along the edge of Lime Ridge, but it has now been found to travel under various neighborhoods, as well as through Valle Verde Elementary School, in Walnut Creek.
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
And here lies another emerging fault line: the role of Congress.
—Kristina Becvar, Twin Cities, 25 June 2025
The story garnered national attention and threw a spotlight on the fault lines of our criminal justice system.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
The recent 12-day war exposed a fault line within the diaspora.
—Dan Bilefsky, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2025
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
And here lies another emerging fault line: the role of Congress.
—Kristina Becvar, Twin Cities, 25 June 2025
The story garnered national attention and threw a spotlight on the fault lines of our criminal justice system.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
The recent 12-day war exposed a fault line within the diaspora.
—Dan Bilefsky, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2025
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“Fault line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fault%20line. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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