fracture
Example Sentences
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In two additional papers published in Airbursts and Cratering Impacts, the researchers argue that airbursts can generate a wider range of fracture patterns.
From Science Daily
This included during the onset of the pandemic, an erratically unfolding and socially fracturing catastrophe about which, naturally, Erikson had lots to say.
This result contrasts sharply with many recent earthquakes where surface motion was reduced because energy was spread across networks of small fractures rather than concentrated on a single fault.
From Science Daily
O'Neill just about managed to paper over the cracks of a club that has badly lost its way but all those fractures are so obvious now.
From BBC
If its leaders fail to act decisively now, they shouldn’t be surprised when fear spreads, trust fractures, and the social fabric they claim to defend continues to unravel.
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