fracturing

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This particular form of instability—in which electoral outcomes haven’t caught up with voters’ frustrations—has long plagued polities on the Continent, where proportional voting systems accelerate the fracturing of authority in parliaments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

According to the researchers, these signals likely originate from dynamic rock fracturing processes that take place before an eruption.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

Much of that growth came from unconventional drilling, including hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling from geologic formations such as shale rock.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 16, 2026

That same year, Choi won the first World Cup she entered but was later ruled out of the remainder of that season after fracturing her back.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

Luckily for Rowan, his heart had grown so cold, its fracturing could not hurt him anymore.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman