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tectonic

[tek-ton-ik] / tɛkˈtɒn ɪk /


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We didn’t see boards think about Bitcoin, the move to Web3, or many of these other tectonic shifts.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Earth's history is recorded in its tectonic plates.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

As the tectonic plates shifted, the crust in this region was pulled apart and fractured, opening progressively from east to west, much like a zipper being undone.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

“It’s going to be a glacial, tectonic thing but it will be a thing,” said Anders Schelde, chief investment officer of the Danish pension fund AkademikerPension.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Tokyo stands on the boundary of three tectonic plates in a country already well known for its seismic instability.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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