fault line
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The case has rattled fault lines surrounding race, homelessness, perceptions of public safety and bystanders’ responsibility.
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Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Yet the showdown would also emphasize certain fault lines in the Recording Academy and in the music business at large involving race, genre and authenticity — and not for the first time.
—Mikael Wood, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2024
The strike has exposed fault lines inside a company where senior executives long focused on returns, while Machinists saw their wages eaten up by inflation and their pension plan evaporate under a controversial 2014 contract.
—Julie Johnsson, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2024
Then, multiple earthquakes struck in February 2023 along a fault line about 1 kilometer from Tell Atchana.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024
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Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Yet the showdown would also emphasize certain fault lines in the Recording Academy and in the music business at large involving race, genre and authenticity — and not for the first time.
—Mikael Wood, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2024
The strike has exposed fault lines inside a company where senior executives long focused on returns, while Machinists saw their wages eaten up by inflation and their pension plan evaporate under a controversial 2014 contract.
—Julie Johnsson, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2024
Then, multiple earthquakes struck in February 2023 along a fault line about 1 kilometer from Tell Atchana.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Fault line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fault%20line. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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