fault lines
- plural of fault line.
Example Sentences
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Some seemingly solid financial trades are perched on fault lines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Traditional voting patterns, political experts agree, are unraveling as L.A.’s mounting housing costs create new political fault lines in this city of 3.9 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
"We are against all scenarios that aim to instigate a civil war in Iran, that target ethnic or religious fault lines," Fidan told journalists in Istanbul.
From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 2026
The broader region is crisscrossed by active fault lines created as the African Plate presses northeastward against the Hellenic Plate.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 17, 2026
Margo says, “I know what she’s talking about. The something deeper and more secret. It’s like cracks inside of you. Like there are these fault lines where things don’t meet up right.”
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
