fracture

Xi appears to understand the lesson from the 1960s, when Soviet heavy-handedness toward China as the “younger brother” helped fracture that earlier alliance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Nigeria has been fighting a jihadist conflict that over the years has seen armed Islamist groups spread and fracture outside their strongholds in the northeast.

From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026

In January, he suffered an unusual injury to his foot - a stress fracture in an area even specialists had not seen before.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

Because Ohashi, who suffered a back fracture and injuries to both shoulders during her elite career, can’t do as many reps as she did as a teenager, she makes each one count more now.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

“At least not yet. We also had to immobilize his jaw so that the fracture would heal, so it’s wired shut.”

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds

Heated debates over slavery, the constitution and the economic and political system created clear fractures among the population.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

BBC Radio London presenter Jo Good has returned to her show two weeks after suffering four fractures to her face in the Bedfordshire train crash.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

In this traditional view, low-density magma gradually accumulates within the crust, increasing pressure until the surrounding rock fractures, collapses, and ultimately erupts.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026

She was already in surgery for fractures in both arms at that point.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

A different voice fractures the peace—one full of fear—and I tear my gaze away from the splendor.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Their simulations showed that these powerful collisions fractured the planet's crust, creating porous underground pathways that allowed water to circulate through the upper layers of the crust.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026

The goal of playwrights grappling seriously with what it means to be an American today isn’t to score social media points but to shed light on the fractured reality of our collective experience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

"A holiday is not a luxury for a family in crisis; it is a proven intervention that repairs fractured relationships, boosts children's confidence, and improves mental health".

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

While a pair of lawsuits fractured their relationship between 2021 and 2023, IBM and GlobalFoundries have since buried the hatchet.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

At best I was two people, a fractured mind.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Joe Fitzsimons, CEO of Horizon Quantum, has witnessed this fracturing firsthand.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

Reagan amid the tumult and tectonic fracturing of the 1960s Civil Rights and Free Speech movements.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026

It doesn't feel remotely like that now and hasn't for some time, and the fracturing appears to be accelerating.

From BBC ● May 3, 2026

But the fracturing of the FOMC, a body known for unity, won’t make that any easier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

But Dasch didn't want to deal with them, so Burger was once again left with the job of alleviating the anger and distrust that was fracturing their group.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple