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rift

noun as in difference of opinion

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Initially, the sea was a narrow rift valley filled with lakes, then became a wider gulf when it was flooded from the Mediterranean 23 million years ago.

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Major rifts over key health care issues are at the heart of the federal government shutdown that began at the stroke of midnight on Oct.

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Last month Labour set out a new plan, agreed with the Irish government, that seeks to heal the rift created by the Conservatives' legislation.

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The author took to social media Monday to share a lengthy post slamming Emma Watson, who on a podcast recently addressed her own feelings about their rift.

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Labour Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens called reports of a rift between UK and Welsh Labour "nonsense".

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