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fissure

[fish-er] / ˈfɪʃ ər /
NOUN
gap
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a warmer tone at this year’s Munich Security Conference, but European officials say the trans-Atlantic fissure remains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

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

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

The crack between them is called the "interhemispheric fissure."

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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