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

One of the myths Okrent tackles involves Sondheim’s supposed rupture with Judy’s husband, whose vision had helped fuel shows such as “Company,” “Follies” and “A Little Night Music.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

The rupture between the two men, with sharply contrasting personalities and worldviews, was never resolved.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

In Carney's own words, the world is "in the midst of a rupture, not a transition" and "if you are not at the table, you are on the menu".

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Pomp, who suffered the sickness as a child, circulates with me among the afflicted, bathing them comfortably and urging them to resist scratching and worrying at the sores, lest they rupture.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson