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It is a frenzied, organized dance with missed steps and dropped plates and canned tuna and mayonnaise gussied up into a fancy tonnato sauce that tastes upscale and flawless to the unsuspecting.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026

The rate at which tectonic plates are moving past one another in Venezuela is similar to how fast seismic strain is accumulating on the San Andreas fault in California, Jones said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

Venezuela lies over the meeting point of two tectonic plates and the earthquakes were likely caused by the sudden release of friction between them.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

These faults often form where massive tectonic plates move past one another but become stuck, allowing pressure to build for years or even centuries before a rupture occurs.

From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2026

There were heaping plates of pancakes served with warm honey, and sliced peaches cooked in butter and sugar, and platters of fluffy scrambled eggs, tender and lemon yellow.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood