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rupture

[ruhp-cher] / ˈrʌp tʃər /






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The more serious aortic rupture happens when the tear goes through all three layers of the aorta.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

“As far as predicting future rupture events,” he wrote, “I think the estimate would be close to a wild guess as many of the factors cannot be determined.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Sandwiched between much stronger rock layers, the clay acted like a natural "tear line" that concentrated the rupture along a narrow path.

From Science Daily Jul. 5, 2026

Froome's wife later said doctors discovered a pericardial rupture - an injury where the sac that surrounds the heart is torn - during surgery and were able to repair it.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

She shook her head and said nothing, afraid a loud sound would rupture the magic.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

Researchers supplied the model with a 1,000-year earthquake history reconstructed from geological evidence, including radiocarbon dating, tree ring records, and historical observations of ground ruptures.

From Science Daily Jun. 18, 2026

“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

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

“You’ll have to go to a hospital. If the appendix ruptures, you may get peritonitis, and the infection will spread.”

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

In May 2024, a well ruptured unexpectedly at a Texas site, causing the loss of as much as 400,000 barrels, the GAO report said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

In January, a 72-inch diameter pipe ruptured, spewing 243 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River in one of the worst wastewater spills in U.S. history.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 20, 2026

The band cancelled numerous shows of their US tour in 2019 after he ruptured a vocal cord and was warned that carrying on could lead to permanent damage.

From BBC Apr. 17, 2026

He suffered a ruptured left Achilles tendon in March 2025 and underwent back surgery last October.

From Barron's Mar. 31, 2026

Tubes and wiring herniate from the opening, all leading to a series of dials and gauges, connected to three ruptured vats, and behind it, a series of arrested pistons.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Another example involves a system of faults all primed to rupture, but there’s somehow a delay in a second part of the fault rupturing.

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

It’s another track about zooming out and then back in, taking in the expanse of the world and then noticing that your own corner of it is rupturing.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 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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