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fissure

[fish-er] / ˈfɪʃ ər /
NOUN
gap
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Its release was surrounded by chatter of a fissure between the two leads, and the pair have since feuded publicly about each other’s behavior during and after filming.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Volcanoes in Iceland are capable of producing fissure eruptions that last for years or even decades, consistent with the 14 year platinum signal.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

Though most of the film is spent building up to this fissure, “Oh. What. Fun.” stumbles when Claire and her family separate.

From Salon • Dec. 3, 2025

There was a "fissure", a split, in Pelicot's personality.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2024

Harry saw a fissure in the cliff into which dark water was swirling.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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