rift
Example Sentences
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It also created an unusual rift between federal and local law enforcement, raising questions about whether state officials would try to prosecute the agent involved in the deadly encounter.
An apparent rift with the club's director of football Jason Wilcox over tactics and transfer targets appears to have increased the pressure on Amorim, who was dismissed on Monday after 14 months in charge.
From Barron's
The rift is an unwelcome complication as the U.S. works to keep Iran contained and persuade Tehran to give up its nuclear program.
“It was Epstein. Epstein was everything,” she said of their rift, calling the scandal “everything wrong with Washington.”
From Salon
Charlie, originally from Brighton, moved in with his grandmother when he was 13 after feeling pressure to come out as gay, which created a rift with his family.
From BBC
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