plates
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Transform faults are areas where tectonic plates move horizontally alongside each other, and Gofar has become one of the best studied examples on the ocean floor.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
The Gofar fault is a deep underwater fracture where the Pacific and Nazca tectonic plates slide past one another at roughly 140 millimeters per year, about as fast as fingernails grow.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
The company specializes in wafer-scale processors, or chips the size of dinner plates that are designed to train and power AI models.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
“This is a shifting of the tectonic plates of Scottish football. We’re here to stay now.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The use of a car with official government plates.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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