fault line
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Yet, as is common during internal Democratic squabbles, fault lines in the race have formed not over ideological differences but over arguments about party mechanics.
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Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
The fault lines were apparent in a revised document released Sunday by the meeting's chair Luis Vayas Valdivieso of Ecuador, a report that may form the basis of an accord but remained riddled with options on the most sensitive issues.
—Joyce Lee and Valerie Volcovici, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
The East Coast is also less broken up by fault lines, which could interrupt seismic waves, than the West Coast is.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
New England's earthquakes are attributed to ancient fault lines and stresses within the North American plate.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
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Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
The fault lines were apparent in a revised document released Sunday by the meeting's chair Luis Vayas Valdivieso of Ecuador, a report that may form the basis of an accord but remained riddled with options on the most sensitive issues.
—Joyce Lee and Valerie Volcovici, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
The East Coast is also less broken up by fault lines, which could interrupt seismic waves, than the West Coast is.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
New England's earthquakes are attributed to ancient fault lines and stresses within the North American plate.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Fault line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fault%20line. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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