fault line
noun
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Most canyon trails follow a fault line limiting range of vision.
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Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Coming into the world in 1996, the Nike Air Rift paid homage to the fault line in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, per Nike, by featuring a split upper.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
Companies operating in sectors tied to land, water, minerals, and security often sit directly on fault lines where rights claims and economic goals collide.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
In this slow-burn story of estrangement and reconciliation, the negotiation is a familial one, the fault lines emotional rather than linguistic.
—Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
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Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Coming into the world in 1996, the Nike Air Rift paid homage to the fault line in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, per Nike, by featuring a split upper.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
Companies operating in sectors tied to land, water, minerals, and security often sit directly on fault lines where rights claims and economic goals collide.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
In this slow-burn story of estrangement and reconciliation, the negotiation is a familial one, the fault lines emotional rather than linguistic.
—Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Fault line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fault%20line. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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