fissure
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The platinum spike may have come from a volcanic fissure eruption in Iceland rather than an object from space.
From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026
Fittingly, the sound creates a crack in one of the home’s windows: Via that fissure, the unfolding apocalypse creeps into their lives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
Though most of the film is spent building up to this fissure, “Oh. What. Fun.” stumbles when Claire and her family separate.
From Salon • Dec. 3, 2025
Asked about the fissure, Cortez Masto responded evenly and with diplomacy.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025
He pointed to a tiny fissure running diagonally from the edge to the bottom.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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