fault line
Example Sentences
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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 episode exposed a fault line in Silicon Valley between engineers who viewed autonomous targeting as an ethical red line and defense officials who saw it as essential.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
But Wales's decision to include glass has become a major fault line with industry representatives.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
The fault line exposed now is that private credit is being offered to retail investors and wealthy individuals whose liquidity preferences are different from sophisticated, more patient institutional investors.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026
Seeing her so changed made me feel as if I stood on a fault line and any moment my whole life might crack apart.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
