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fracture

[frak-cher] / ˈfræk tʃər /


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Thus cracked open the ongoing bilateral fracture, though Mexico City and Madrid never broke off formal diplomatic ties.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

On Tuesday, world champion Peres Jepchirchir withdrew from the women's race after her build-up was affected by a stress fracture.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

A fracture that has been building quietly for years has now erupted into open warfare.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

Osteoporosis is often called a silent disease because bone loss can occur without noticeable symptoms until a fracture happens.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Will sensed it all and felt the atoms of the metal linking each to each across the fracture, forming new crystals again, strengthening and straightening themselves in the invisible lattice as the join came good.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman




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