tectonic
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According to this interpretation, the original rock body was stretched and separated by tectonic forces.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Metallica is larger-than-life as is — they need little more than a Hetfield snarl or Hammett solo to feel tectonic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Their results suggest that tectonic stresses in parts of the system have reached, and in some locations surpassed, the highest values found anywhere in the model's 1,000-year history.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
Globalization, social upheaval and great-power rivalry are tectonic shifts that were in motion before the terrorist attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
So, too, has much of southern Africa; a portion of it a thousand miles across has risen nearly a mile in 100 million years without any known associated tectonic activity.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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