fault line
noun
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And – but in the Republican Party there are these fault lines.
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NBC news, 31 May 2026
If a line item that small can briefly imperil the clearest climate record on Earth, how many comparable line items sit on comparable fault lines right now, unnoticed until the next budget cycle finds them?
—Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
In the 1906 earthquake, the San Andreas fault line moved 32 horizontal feet and left San Francisco in flames.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 30 May 2026
Voters will head to the polls on Sunday to vote in Colombia’s presidential elections against a backdrop of escalating violence that has become a defining fault line in the campaign.
—Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
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NBC news, 31 May 2026
If a line item that small can briefly imperil the clearest climate record on Earth, how many comparable line items sit on comparable fault lines right now, unnoticed until the next budget cycle finds them?
—Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
In the 1906 earthquake, the San Andreas fault line moved 32 horizontal feet and left San Francisco in flames.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 30 May 2026
Voters will head to the polls on Sunday to vote in Colombia’s presidential elections against a backdrop of escalating violence that has become a defining fault line in the campaign.
—Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
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“Fault line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fault%20line. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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