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rupture

[ruhp-cher] / ˈrʌp tʃər /






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While the affected goods only comprise about 5% of Canada’s exports to the U.S., “politically the rupture is considerably larger,” Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, said in a weekend note.

From MarketWatch Aug. 23, 2026

His is just one of many experiences that is fuelling diplomatic tension and threatening to rupture relations between South Africa and other countries on the continent.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Yet the images of ebullient arrivals to Spain, a portion of them minors and some wearing only swimsuits and flip-flops, have already spread far and wide, threatening a rupture in relations with Rabat.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

He later had a painful rupture with the company’s chief executive, Sam Altman—voting to fire him before himself leaving the company months after Altman’s reinstatement.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

High in the gray stone mountains, under a frowning peak, a little spring bubbled out of a rupture in the stone.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck

The explosive end of the ceasefire is threatening to reopen ruptures in the oil market that could dent stocks and complicate the Federal Reserve’s inflation fight.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

When the stress levels differ significantly, ruptures are more likely to stop at Cajon Pass instead of continuing farther.

From Science Daily Jun. 18, 2026

The catastrophic explosion occurs when a pressurized vessel containing a liquid ruptures.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

You may not know you have high blood pressure until something goes wrong and that extra pressure ruptures a blood vessel - like a burst pipe – causing a stroke or a heart attack.

From BBC May 15, 2026

Sparks flowed from the slim elfin fingers, intuitively targeting bruises, breaks, or ruptures.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Denmark's Rune, a good friend of Alcaraz, is returning to training after he ruptured his Achilles in October last year.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Tonsianus Sambang was visiting his mother, being treated for a ruptured blood vessel in her brain, when the quake struck.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

A 36-inch artery blew like a ruptured aorta, creating a sinkhole and sending 17 million gallons of water rushing through the streets.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

In May 2024, a well ruptured unexpectedly at a Texas site, causing the loss of as much as 400,000 barrels, the GAO report said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Some in the medical community didn't accept the conclusion that a ruptured artery killed Garfield.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

She had to undergo surgery after rupturing her Achilles tendon on her take-off leg and so, rather than competing in Paris ended up commentating for the BBC.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

The second quake produced nearly triple the shaking energy as the first, with the fault rupturing to the east for more than 100 miles, sending quake energy right into the international airport and La Guaira.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

On Friday, authorities described the tank exploding or rupturing as the only possible outcomes, but on Saturday Covey said: "Letting this thing just fail and blow up is unacceptable."

From Barron's May 23, 2026

"In the case of the SFZ, we don't fully understand the rupture dynamics at depth, but they're rupturing more frequently and pretty close to home."

From Science Daily May 19, 2026

I had to hold the phone from my eardrum for fear of him rupturing it.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd




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