fault line
noun
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Given the city’s geographic proximity to a major fault line, his team had recommended that the government update its building codes to make structures more resilient and improve seismic contingency planning.
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Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
This type of earthquake results from a sideways motion along a fault line.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
The water comes from a fault line along the edge of the Boise Foothills, where water below the surface is 177 degrees.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 29 Mar. 2025
An image shows where the two features are situated in the fault line area.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2025
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Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
This type of earthquake results from a sideways motion along a fault line.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
The water comes from a fault line along the edge of the Boise Foothills, where water below the surface is 177 degrees.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 29 Mar. 2025
An image shows where the two features are situated in the fault line area.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fault line
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“Fault line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fault%20line. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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