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fracture

[frak-cher] / ˈfræk tʃər /


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The British number five reached the third round at the Beijing Open earlier this month in her first WTA tournament for six months, having been sidelined with a stress fracture in her back.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

One concern is the risk of a compression fracture, which is when a vertebra collapses, usually as a result of osteoporosis, according to Banner Health’s Fisher.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Is it a rift, kerfuffle, brawl or hairline fracture?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

After setting thresholds for what would count as a clinically meaningful benefit, the researchers found little to no effect on the chance of experiencing any fracture.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

A fracture might indicate a war wound or an accident.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

A close look at where all the spending is coming from, however, also reveals fractures in the economy that a broad statistic like GDP cannot.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Others have not lost their fighting spirit, like Ahmed Ali Mahmoud who is smiling and animated, despite multiple fractures.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

That might make you more vulnerable to foot fractures, according to a 2023 analysis of high-stack running shoes with carbon-fiber plates published in Sports Medicine, with Tenforde as the lead author.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

“Their osteoporosis has worsened, and they’ve ended up suffering compression fractures in their back as a result of the decreased density of their bones.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

For a moment she thought she saw its mouth stretch into a smile thick with smoke, fractures of light breaking through.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

He’s talking about the fractured Germany, but his depression speaks to something closer to home too.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

In “You Can See Everything,” a fractured three-hour documentary about the corporate fraudster Elizabeth Holmes, he has made something oddly innovative, deeply fascinating and extremely amusing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The idea of one song taking hold among the entire nation’s teenagers is even more ridiculous now that streaming has fractured the musical monoculture.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 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

I could see the different shards of the fractured full picture in front of me now.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

It’s just the latest example of how the U.S. equity market has been fracturing into two camps.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 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

But the fracturing of the British political system also has to do with new fault lines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

Escaping to that other place, wherever it was, and leaving everyone else behind in a fracturing world.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder


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