fault line
noun
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The risk-sorting dynamic that’s driving adaptation is also opening new and deepening existing financial fault lines in neighborhoods like this.
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The Conversation, Fortune, 12 June 2026
The fault lines between young and old are real.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
The fault line of the next decade is not who generates knowledge the fastest, but who verifies it.
—Christian Catalini, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Southern California is home to two major fault lines, the San Andreas and San Jacinto, where large tectonic plates grind past each other, occasionally triggering violent earthquakes.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 10 June 2026
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The Conversation, Fortune, 12 June 2026
The fault lines between young and old are real.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
The fault line of the next decade is not who generates knowledge the fastest, but who verifies it.
—Christian Catalini, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Southern California is home to two major fault lines, the San Andreas and San Jacinto, where large tectonic plates grind past each other, occasionally triggering violent earthquakes.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 10 June 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 17 Jun. 2026.
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