fault line
noun
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Rising electricity rates have been a fault line in recent campaigns, especially as enormous data centers are built to power artificial intelligence.
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ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
But there are times when the very nature of a reality TV spectacle exposes long-existing fault lines.
—Shamira Ibrahim, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
Hostility toward Israel has risen across the political spectrum and has become a fault line within the Democratic Party during the war in Gaza.
—Joey Cappelletti, Twin Cities, 7 Apr. 2026
Yet the murals remain a singularly ambitious attempt to map American life, past and present, exposing the fault lines in conflicted visions of national history and identity.
—John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
But there are times when the very nature of a reality TV spectacle exposes long-existing fault lines.
—Shamira Ibrahim, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
Hostility toward Israel has risen across the political spectrum and has become a fault line within the Democratic Party during the war in Gaza.
—Joey Cappelletti, Twin Cities, 7 Apr. 2026
Yet the murals remain a singularly ambitious attempt to map American life, past and present, exposing the fault lines in conflicted visions of national history and identity.
—John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for fault line
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“Fault line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fault%20line. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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