fissure
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The fossil remains were recovered from fissure deposits located on both sides of the Bristol Channel in southern Wales and southwest England.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026
Perhaps the fissure should bring to mind Nordic depression, or familial misadventures in communication.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
Asked about the fissure, Cortez Masto responded evenly and with diplomacy.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025
Like the fissure between Tim and Millie, the cracks in our once-perfect relationship formed so gradually I didn’t even notice them.
From Salon • Jul. 30, 2025
A deep chasm opened up under her, a fissure cut into the cliffs by the sea.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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