fault line
Example Sentences
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And it might exacerbate fault lines that are already starting to show within the party.
From BBC
He cited safety concerns—the plant sits on a fault line.
From Barron's
The disparities among these various cultures remain with us, he suggests, generating civic tensions along age-old political fault lines.
Tensions are sure to mount and traditional fault lines could re-emerge.
From BBC
There have always been fault lines within the rainbow coalition.
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