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rupture

[ruhp-cher] / ˈrʌp tʃər /






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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

Prof Ramesh says a CME occurs when these twisting, looping lines - which resemble braided hair - rupture, throwing out massive clouds of magnetised plasma and gas in space.

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

A rupture between the two may have been inevitable, given that they both demonstrate insufferable self-regard.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

In the end, even my son agreed with Jerry’s criticism of Skipper and there was nothing I could do to prevent a rupture.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

“The potential for further geopolitical ruptures in the next few years cannot be discounted, raising the possibility of further disruptive supply shocks,” they wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

If so, they could function as a widespread system of natural earthquake brakes that prevents some ruptures from escalating into even larger events.

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

I cannot put on paper the idea that I want to scream, as loud as I can, until my throat ruptures.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

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

When the trunk line ruptured early Thursday morning, millions of gallons of water gushed down Holloway Drive, inundating businesses and flooding underground parking garages.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

With the water lines ruptured and the sewers bled dry, there was nothing to check its course.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

The second quake produced nearly triple the shaking energy as the first, with the fault rupturing to the east for more than 100 miles, sending quake energy right into the international airport and La Guaira.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 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

"In the case of the SFZ, we don't fully understand the rupture dynamics at depth, but they're rupturing more frequently and pretty close to home."

From Science Daily May 19, 2026

Still, each side is trying to reduce dependence on the other without rupturing the relationship that makes both economies work.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 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




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