rupture

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This plaque can restrict blood flow, and under certain conditions, it may rupture and trigger a heart attack or stroke or require urgent medical treatment to restore circulation.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

On Jan. 30, Vonn suffered a complete rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee, with meniscus and bone damage, when she crashed during a downhill race in Crans Montana, Switzerland.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

"It will take decades to repair this rupture," one senior official in the Gulf told me.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The toxic turn between OpenAI and Anthropic fuels distrust and threatens to further rupture consensus around still-evolving safety practices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Her hands were bony, and there were veins so close to the surface that it looked like you could rupture her skin if you touched her too hard.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat