rupture
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The explosion occurred due a "rupture of a tank containing white liquor", the company said in a statement.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Several days after the injection, she had to have emergency surgery after showing signs of an ectopic pregnancy rupture.
From Salon • May 26, 2026
“Does it rupture and spill, or does it blow up?” said Craig Covey, the division chief at the Orange County Fire Authority.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
This is a rare condition present at birth where arteries in the brain are clustered tightly together, putting them at high risk of rupture.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
But his dismissive posture toward the rupture in the friendship—what breech and what betrayal?—was obviously only a bravado pose.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing rupture
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