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fracture

[frak-cher] / ˈfræk tʃər /


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Thus cracked open the ongoing bilateral fracture, though Mexico City and Madrid never broke off formal diplomatic ties.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

She suffered a stress fracture in her knee.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

A fracture that has been building quietly for years has now erupted into open warfare.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

They tend to form gradually as confidence begins to fracture, often invisibly at first.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Now it made a noise in its throat like the crunching of bones or the sudden fracture of ice underfoot.

From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye




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