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Earthquakes that rupture closer to the surface can produce stronger shaking than deeper events because the seismic energy has less distance to travel before reaching the ground above.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

While the affected goods only comprise about 5% of Canada’s exports to the U.S., “politically the rupture is considerably larger,” Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, said in a weekend note.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026

Johnson-Thompson achieved the sixth global podium of her career at last year's World Championships - and her third in as many years since recovering from a devastating Achilles rupture.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Yet the images of ebullient arrivals to Spain, a portion of them minors and some wearing only swimsuits and flip-flops, have already spread far and wide, threatening a rupture in relations with Rabat.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

The Sunday before he was to officially announce his rupture with Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X came to my home to discuss his plans and give me some necessary documentation.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

The catastrophic explosion occurs when a pressurized vessel containing a liquid ruptures.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

Between the sections where major earthquakes occur are quieter stretches of the fault that appear to absorb stress without producing large ruptures.

From Science Daily ● May 16, 2026

You may not know you have high blood pressure until something goes wrong and that extra pressure ruptures a blood vessel - like a burst pipe – causing a stroke or a heart attack.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

“As soon as the Achilles ruptures, things are going the wrong way,” said O’Malley.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

When a fault ruptures, the energy travels in four kinds of seismic waves.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

A Mercedes-Benz owner heard a “gunshot” sound like Nguyen—a frequent descriptor of these events, according to federal reports—before their car’s glass ruptured.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Denmark's Rune, a good friend of Alcaraz, is returning to training after he ruptured his Achilles in October last year.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Hunt left that day unable to walk, and a scan would show she had fully ruptured a tendon in her quadriceps.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Tonsianus Sambang was visiting his mother, being treated for a ruptured blood vessel in her brain, when the quake struck.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

“If you did,” he said, “I guess you could sit there with your ruptured appendix and negotiate.”

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

Moderate quakes of about magnitude 6.1 and 5.6 in Monterey County preceded the megaquake on the San Andreas fault in 1857, estimated to be a magnitude 7.9, rupturing fault between Monterey to L.A. counties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

On Friday, authorities described the tank exploding or rupturing as the only possible outcomes, but on Saturday Covey said: "Letting this thing just fail and blow up is unacceptable."

From Barron's ● May 23, 2026

The quakes occur about every five to six years, repeatedly rupturing nearly the same sections of the fault and reaching nearly identical magnitudes.

From Science Daily ● May 16, 2026

Vonn was racing at the Olympics in Cortina nine days after rupturing ligaments in her left knee when she struck a gate and crashed 13 seconds into her downhill run.

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

I had to hold the phone from my eardrum for fear of him rupturing it.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd