fault line
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Some risks can be largely sidestepped: choosing not to build on an earthquake fault line, for example, or in flood plains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
It is a fault line that has divided Icelanders for decades, but after winning a snap election in 2024 Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir's centre-left government pledged to hold a referendum by 2027.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Playing a vain, pitch-perfect vision of Los Angeles’ wickedness in “Maps to the Stars,” Julianne Moore mothered so hard she almost separated California right down the San Andreas fault line.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
The Hamaoka plant is located in Omaezaki, Shizuoka prefecture, near a seismic fault line where a massive Pacific earthquake is expected to occur in the coming years or decades.
From Barron's ● Jan. 6, 2026
The fault line spreads and reaches my heart.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
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