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fracture

[frak-cher] / ˈfræk tʃər /


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Some reports focused on the strangest claims by Arday of his personal achievements, including that he ran 30 marathons in 35 days, some partly with a fracture in his leg.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

The 25-year-old has not played for his county since last summer due to a stress fracture in his back.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

This deep ecumenical fracture won't be healed for some time after the war.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Half of Americans report feeling divided from one another; a recent Stanford study gives this fracture a sharper name: the “empathy perception gap.”

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

There was a hairline fracture in the jawbone.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

Big swings can stress and shorten the life of engines and turbines, and can even cause shaft fractures, according to the energy research and consulting firm Wood Mackenzie.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

He later suffered three back fractures, and to this day the pain is still there.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

"People are coming in with burns and fractures from being trapped under objects due to the earthquake, and ambulances are constantly bringing in injured people," NHK quoted one hospital employee as saying.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

Because their speed and strength depend on the rocks they pass through, they can reveal hidden layers, fractures, and other structures deep below the seafloor.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

The twice-tough glass of the drench spiderwebbed into a thousand fractures, and I closed my eyes just as it burst.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

The closeness of the race only underscores one of El-Sayed’s challenges going ahead: reuniting a fractured party after a bitter primary campaign.

From Slate Aug. 5, 2026

The goal ruined a superhuman effort by Argentine keeper Emiliano Martínez, who made 11 saves while playing with a fractured right ring finger that will require surgery.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Burnham takes over a fractured and fractious Labour Party, and the task of pulling it back together is enormous.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

But the warehouse club has long been the one thing our fractured country agrees is good.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

He said that six of his ten knuckles had been fractured and that the doctors weren’t sure when the casts could come off.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

The process of hydraulic fracturing ekes out oil from older wells, and involves cracking the bedrock several thousand feet below the seafloor by injecting chemical fluids with intense pressure.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 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

Asian countries are rationing fuel, governments are emptying their crude-oil stockpiles, airlines are canceling thousands of flights, and Middle East alliances are fracturing.

From Barron's May 15, 2026

But Dasch didn't want to deal with them, so Burger was once again left with the job of alleviating the anger and distrust that was fracturing their group.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple




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