fault line
noun
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The recent 12-day war exposed a fault line within the diaspora.
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Dan Bilefsky, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2025
Are the fault lines that have long run through American society irreparably broken?
—Andrew Julien, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
While the party's establishment largely accepted Pence's decision, the rift with Trump's base has remained a fault line in GOP politics ever since.
—Carlo Versano
jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Steep terrain: The Balcones Escarpment is a series of fault lines in Central Texas.
—George Petras, USA Today, 8 July 2025
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Dan Bilefsky, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2025
Are the fault lines that have long run through American society irreparably broken?
—Andrew Julien, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
While the party's establishment largely accepted Pence's decision, the rift with Trump's base has remained a fault line in GOP politics ever since.
—Carlo Versano
jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Steep terrain: The Balcones Escarpment is a series of fault lines in Central Texas.
—George Petras, USA Today, 8 July 2025
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“Fault line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fault%20line. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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