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
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
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
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