fracture
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At temperatures approaching absolute zero, a small crack that might ordinarily be accommodated by the metal changing shape can instead spread and cause a fracture.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 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
The attribution to Samuel is based on clues including the location of the tomb, the sumptuousness of the garment, the age of the deceased and an old fracture.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
A fracture might indicate a war wound or an accident.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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They argued that the attack left no fractures or broken skin and there was an absence of serious injuries.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
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
Rain enters fractures in the mountain and pushes them closer to failure by increasing the water pressure in cracks.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 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
She recognized what the stress fractures in the ceiling meant, all emanating from a single point—the top of the stone arch just above her.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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“There are, unfortunately, fractured relationships that need to be fixed,” Luna told The Times four days before he began his first term in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
But the straight-talking 42-year-old El-Sayed pledged to help cash-strapped voters navigate America's fractured, for-profit health care system.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Impacts could have fractured the objects and exposed fresh material, potentially changing their surface compositions and colors.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
Although he had suffered from health problems for years, including Parkinson's disease and a fractured vertebra, his death was a shock.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Her words cracked as her voice, always so under control, split and fractured like ice.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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The adverse drug test findings that wiped out two years of Conor's career cast a long shadow, fracturing public perception and leaving unanswered questions that still follow him.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 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
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
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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