fault line
Example Sentences
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"This is significant because it means the ground shaking near the fault line might be more intense than our current hazard models predict for these types of faults."
From Science Daily
A clarion call for diplomacy and cooperation, it reminded me that it is not only in humanity’s interest to avoid ultimate conflict but our moral duty to bridge the fault lines between our civilizations.
And it might exacerbate fault lines that are already starting to show within the party.
From BBC
He cited safety concerns—the plant sits on a fault line.
From Barron's
The disparities among these various cultures remain with us, he suggests, generating civic tensions along age-old political fault lines.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
