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fissure

[fish-er] / ˈfɪʃ ər /
NOUN
gap
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Its release was surrounded by chatter of a fissure between the two leads, and the pair have since feuded publicly about each other’s behavior during and after filming.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

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

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

Nicola Sturgeon was never going to get through her book promotion without having to talk about gender – it was an issue that caused a real fissure in the SNP.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

Fortunately for the slave, the creature's swollen state prevented the Firedrake from following him through the fissure in the rock.

From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye




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