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fracture

[frak-cher] / ˈfræk tʃər /


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Roberts said Andy Pages sustained a fracture on the back of his left hand when he was hit by a 100-mph pitch from Chandler in the third.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

Some reports focused on the strangest claims by Arday of his personal achievements, including that he ran 30 marathons in 35 days, some partly with a fracture in his leg.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

V was joined by his bandmate Jungkook, who talked about a shin injury he has been dealing with during the tour, saying he was "on the verge of developing a stress fracture".

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

This deep ecumenical fracture won't be healed for some time after the war.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

I remember Caleb telling her that it would only take a month to mend, because it was a hairline fracture.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

Big swings can stress and shorten the life of engines and turbines, and can even cause shaft fractures, according to the energy research and consulting firm Wood Mackenzie.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

He later suffered three back fractures, and to this day the pain is still there.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

South East England relies more heavily on groundwater - where rainfall is stored beneath the surface in pore spaces and fractures in the rock.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Faults are fractures in rock layers that form when the Earth's crust is stressed or displaced.

From Science Daily Jun. 30, 2026

Most of the bridges had been closed due to cracks and fractures.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

At the Women's European Championship that followed, Bronze was instrumental in England retaining the trophy, starting every game despite suffering a fractured tibia on the eve of the tournament.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

The closeness of the race only underscores one of El-Sayed’s challenges going ahead: reuniting a fractured party after a bitter primary campaign.

From Slate Aug. 5, 2026

Women’s baseball has been long fractured with few opportunities for the best to gather in one spot.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

That fractured largely along timing and the percentage cut owed to Roh.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Outside, the sun was setting, cast against a bruised sky curiously fractured by strange black fissures amid the clouds.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

They also revealed dislocations moving from the layer interfaces into the surrounding CoAl layers, helping explain how the material could deform without quickly fracturing.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

Burning natural gas also causes significant air pollution in the form of nitric oxides, sulfur, mercury and particulates, while hydraulic fracturing or "fracking," can contaminate ground water supplies.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

The film also shows Maddox and her father in a vicious argument inside her car that illustrates the fracturing of their once-close bond.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

But while he finished a respectable fourth, he needed hospital treatment after fracturing a leg he had previously broken.

From BBC May 22, 2026

Are they part of a global tectonic system, produced perhaps by fracturing of an expanding or contracting planet?

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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