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fracture

[frak-cher] / ˈfræk tʃər /


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It was hard to predict how the center fielder would look at the plate when he returned from a fracture in his left hand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 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

She added: "Partnerships are a strategic choice for Europe. But they also respond to the fracture in the international rules-based system".

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

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

From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026

“Oh, nothing like that. My sister Sudha met with fracture sometime back,” Comrade Pillai said, as though Fracture were a visiting dignitary.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

Older adults are also more likely to suffer fractures, while younger children are more likely to sustain head and neck injuries.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

As muscle strength declines, the risk of falls and fractures increases, particularly in later life.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

A future spacecraft mission to Uranus could also test the researchers' predictions by imaging the unexplored northern hemispheres of Ariel and Miranda and searching for the fractures and ridges expected from their models.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

Kitchen was later moved to the front of the plane to be given CPR, but Linda, who sustained spinal fractures, said nobody told her he had died until two days later.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

The wall shuddered again, violently this time, cracks jutting out from the main breaks until the entire wall of ice was riddled with fractures.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

We’ve crossed it at all hours in every kind of weather, on foot, on bikes and in cars, talking about school, work, family and, lately, the fractured state of the nation and world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

In a fractured world, his leadership is both timely and hopeful.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

"My mother had a fall and fractured her back and needed care at home so I needed to try and organise that care," he says.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecomu on Thursday was unveiling the country’s draft budget that he will try to push through a fractured parliament.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Ma has fractured her right thighbone getting off a train.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

Splintering, fracturing and rampant "mini-lateralism" will only be applauded by Europe's adversaries, they believe.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

On the east side, the dam was build atop an ancient landslide of mica schist, a type of rock vulnerable to fracturing that would allow moisture to seep inside.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 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

He found the dam that held back his fear was fracturing.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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