fault line

noun

: something resembling a fault : split, rift

a major conceptual fault line in foreign policy—

Morton Kondracke

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The case has rattled fault lines surrounding race, homelessness, perceptions of public safety and bystanders’ responsibility. —

Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024 Yet the showdown would also emphasize certain fault lines in the Recording Academy and in the music business at large involving race, genre and authenticity — and not for the first time. —

Mikael Wood, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2024 The strike has exposed fault lines inside a company where senior executives long focused on returns, while Machinists saw their wages eaten up by inflation and their pension plan evaporate under a controversial 2014 contract. —

Julie Johnsson, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2024 Then, multiple earthquakes struck in February 2023 along a fault line about 1 kilometer from Tell Atchana. —

Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fault line