fault line
noun
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Major earthquakes along the fault line take place every 100 to 200 years, with the last one occurring 150 years ago.
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Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2024
According to the World Health Organization, an earthquake is a violent, abrupt shaking of the ground, caused by movement between tectonic plates along a fault line in the earth’s crust.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Apr. 2024
The giant sphere is not, however, the only design feature helping stabilize the tower, which stands close to a major fault line.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
The division of Sudan into two countries in 2011 occurred partly along this fault line after decades of civil war.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
The biggest federal-state fault line pits the more prosperous south against Mr. Modi’s support base in the north.
—Hari Kumar, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Policy-makers should start recognizing the world economy’s fault lines instead of trumpeting its resilience.
—Desmond Lachman, National Review, 8 Mar. 2024
As adults, these fault lines have festered into lasting wounds that are exploited by Savannah and influence an increasingly public investigation.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
Whereas the fault lines of the Cold War were in Germany, the flash points of today’s conflict with Russia are in Ukraine and other post-Soviet states on Russia’s western periphery.
—Max Bergmann, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2024
Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2024
According to the World Health Organization, an earthquake is a violent, abrupt shaking of the ground, caused by movement between tectonic plates along a fault line in the earth’s crust.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Apr. 2024
The giant sphere is not, however, the only design feature helping stabilize the tower, which stands close to a major fault line.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
The division of Sudan into two countries in 2011 occurred partly along this fault line after decades of civil war.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
The biggest federal-state fault line pits the more prosperous south against Mr. Modi’s support base in the north.
—Hari Kumar, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Policy-makers should start recognizing the world economy’s fault lines instead of trumpeting its resilience.
—Desmond Lachman, National Review, 8 Mar. 2024
As adults, these fault lines have festered into lasting wounds that are exploited by Savannah and influence an increasingly public investigation.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
Whereas the fault lines of the Cold War were in Germany, the flash points of today’s conflict with Russia are in Ukraine and other post-Soviet states on Russia’s western periphery.
—Max Bergmann, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Fault line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fault%20line. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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