fault line
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An earthquake starts deep underground when huge tectonic forces cause stress to build up along a fault line, a massive fracture in Earth’s crust where blocks of rock have shifted and moved past each other.
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Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
Grabens are commonly found on Earth, and on Mars they are usually produced when tectonic stresses pull areas of land apart, creating fault lines that cause the land in between to drop down.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
As Democrats look toward the next election cycle, the question is no longer whether the party is shifting on Israel, but whether that shift will turn one of Washington’s most durable bipartisan issues into a lasting political fault line.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
Seniors account for a disproportionate share of losses The report shows a clear fault line by age.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
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Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
Grabens are commonly found on Earth, and on Mars they are usually produced when tectonic stresses pull areas of land apart, creating fault lines that cause the land in between to drop down.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
As Democrats look toward the next election cycle, the question is no longer whether the party is shifting on Israel, but whether that shift will turn one of Washington’s most durable bipartisan issues into a lasting political fault line.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
Seniors account for a disproportionate share of losses The report shows a clear fault line by age.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
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“Fault line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fault%20line. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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