fault line
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Preliminary location data from the U.S.G.S. suggested that the two may have shared more than a fault line — both occurred at very nearly the same location, about two miles west of Golden Gate Park.
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Camille Baker, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Republicans are enjoying their trifecta — yet battles over President-elect Trump’s nominees and government funding are already underscoring fault lines within the party.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 1 Jan. 2025
And perhaps most disturbingly, a year that has exposed fault lines in American democracy that at times seem too wide to cross.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Then a lack of confidence multiplies the fault lines.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Camille Baker, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Republicans are enjoying their trifecta — yet battles over President-elect Trump’s nominees and government funding are already underscoring fault lines within the party.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 1 Jan. 2025
And perhaps most disturbingly, a year that has exposed fault lines in American democracy that at times seem too wide to cross.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Then a lack of confidence multiplies the fault lines.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Fault line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fault%20line. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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