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fracture

[frak-cher] / ˈfræk tʃər /


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I don’t know where this fracture will lead, other than that it won’t be anywhere good.

From Slate Sep. 16, 2026

Von der Leyen told the European Parliament in Strasbourg that, as democracies face a "fracture in the international rules-based system", Brussels and Ottawa needed to pull closer together.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

Five-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar will not race again this season after suffering injuries including a neck fracture at the Vuelta a Espana.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Near the surface, rocks can fracture, producing faults and earthquakes.

From Science Daily Sep. 1, 2026

The ambulance doctor couldn’t make out whether Flittman had a fracture or a concussion.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Maintaining stronger muscles can also support mobility and stability, while stronger bones can reduce vulnerability to fractures.

From Science Daily Sep. 9, 2026

Permafrost degradation may also weaken mountain slopes and allow water to penetrate deeper into fractures.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

North London area coroner Tony Murphy ruled her cause of death was bronchopneumonia caused by fractures to her rib and sternum fractures sustained in the crash.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

“But everyone loses if this relationship spirals. Hundreds of thousands of jobs are potentially at stake on both sides of the border if this relationship fractures further.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

He knew that she had been born with brittle bones, and that she got fractures easily, and that two of her six children and two of her grandchildren also had the condition.

From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper

Natalie Wood is taken to the Fillmore Animal Hospital for amputation surgery due to her extensively fractured back leg, which would have cost at least $8,000 to try to heal.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

But in recent years, that identity has been fractured entirely.

From Slate Sep. 6, 2026

Instead, the glacier fractured along a different crack.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

The relationship between the Cameroon international and Lyon's ultras fractured further when he stormed down the tunnel and kicked a rubbish bin in frustration after being substituted during a 2-1 home defeat by Strasbourg.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

At best I was two people, a fractured mind.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

That raised fresh concerns about the appeal of U.S. assets in a fracturing world — and one where yield is no longer hard to find.

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

It didn’t explicitly say investigators believe a bird strike led to the engine fan blade fracturing.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

They also revealed dislocations moving from the layer interfaces into the surrounding CoAl layers, helping explain how the material could deform without quickly fracturing.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

The film also shows Maddox and her father in a vicious argument inside her car that illustrates the fracturing of their once-close bond.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

The sound of solid iron fracturing was thunderous.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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