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rupture

[ruhp-cher] / ˈrʌp tʃər /






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Dying cells that remain in tissues can eventually rupture and release their contents, contributing to chronic inflammation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026

Measles can cause the spleen to enlarge, making it more likely to rupture.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Underneath this united organizational front is a rupture.

From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026

He considers a Lehman-style rupture unlikely, because Beijing doesn’t depend on willing private creditors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 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

A hemorrhagic stroke is less common than an ischemic stroke, but it is more fatal and occurs when a blood vessel leaks or ruptures in the brain, according to the Mayo Clinic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

These included radiocarbon dating, unusual patterns recorded in tree rings, and historical records describing ruptures that broke the ground surface.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 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 potential for further geopolitical ruptures in the next few years cannot be discounted, raising the possibility of further disruptive supply shocks,” they wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

“You’ll have to go to a hospital. If the appendix ruptures, you may get peritonitis, and the infection will spread.”

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

By contrast, the Wrightwood earthquake of 1812 passed through the junction and ruptured both systems in a single through-going event.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

“I genuinely thought I was going to die,” said Kyleigh Thurman, whose right fallopian tube ruptured after she struggled to get ectopic care in Texas in 2023.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

A forensic pathologist in his office determined the infant died from a ruptured spleen and the pathologist said, in his opinion, that the cause of death was unrelated to measles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

A Mercedes-Benz owner heard a “gunshot” sound like Nguyen—a frequent descriptor of these events, according to federal reports—before their car’s glass ruptured.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Jean Miele’s advantage began with the people he was with on May 6, when the lining of his right coronary artery ruptured, cutting off the flow of blood to his sixty-six-year-old heart.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

The Phantom’s front landing collapsed, piercing the floorboard under the cockpit and rupturing the charge on his ejection seat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

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

Moderate quakes of about magnitude 6.1 and 5.6 in Monterey County preceded the megaquake on the San Andreas fault in 1857, estimated to be a magnitude 7.9, rupturing fault between Monterey to L.A. counties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 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

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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