fracture
Example Sentences
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The results are used to diagnose osteoporosis, assess a person's risk of fracture and evaluate body composition.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
"Showing that viscous effects are enough to promote solid-like fracture behavior opens a world of new questions to explore in this area of scientific inquiry."
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
The elite, such as it is, starts to fracture.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Even knowing they must cooperate with the very people they’re competing against, as alliances form and fracture, each day grows more fraught.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Slowly, the glow grew in intensity, filling the Mirror, shining forth at odd angles from every fracture in the glass.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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