fault line
noun
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The fight over data As AI becomes the backbone of national competitiveness, who owns the data — where it’s stored, how it’s governed, and who gets to access it — is turning into a geopolitical fault line.
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Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 22 May 2025
After two years of war, fault lines have hardened, and divides have become more emotional.
—Mai Hassan, Foreign Affairs, 30 Apr. 2025
Maybe the fault line was the twentieth century’s end, even if it’s taken a while to realize it.
—Nicholas Dames, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
The post-pandemic world has revealed fault lines in our systems—but also unlocked a massive pool of untapped potential.
—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 22 May 2025
After two years of war, fault lines have hardened, and divides have become more emotional.
—Mai Hassan, Foreign Affairs, 30 Apr. 2025
Maybe the fault line was the twentieth century’s end, even if it’s taken a while to realize it.
—Nicholas Dames, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
The post-pandemic world has revealed fault lines in our systems—but also unlocked a massive pool of untapped potential.
—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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 15 Jun. 2025.
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