- present participle of fracture.
fracturing
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It’s just the latest example of how the U.S. equity market has been fracturing into two camps.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
The adverse drug test findings that wiped out two years of Conor's career cast a long shadow, fracturing public perception and leaving unanswered questions that still follow him.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The process of hydraulic fracturing ekes out oil from older wells, and involves cracking the bedrock several thousand feet below the seafloor by injecting chemical fluids with intense pressure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
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
The sound of solid iron fracturing was thunderous.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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