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

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

There was a "fissure", a split, in Pelicot's personality.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2024

Prickles rising on the nape of my neck, I bent to scrutinize the tree trunk more closely: silvery bark, cool to the touch, ants marching out of a fissure in a glittering black thread.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt