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fracture

[frak-cher] / ˈfræk tʃər /


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The mission nearly failed near the end when a fracture appeared at the summit drilling site.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

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

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

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

He had surgery on an ankle injury that included a fibula fracture, sustained following a challenge by Micky van de Ven as he scored against Spurs in a 2-1 win on 20 December.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

He could hear it in his head, and like a crack in the fourth dimension, a fracture of the Euclidean plane, Sergio could watch it happening on the television.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin




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