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  • noun Plural form of rupture.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rupture.

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Examples

  • They also can occur when the well bore ruptures, which is what happened at the Windsor Energy well here, a couple miles from the Montana line.

    Blowouts onshore: Fear, pollution, uncertainty 2011

  • First of all, they've had some idea that there have been -- there's been a link between this particular class of antibiotics and tendon ruptures, which is surprising to a lot of people.

    CNN Transcript Jul 9, 2008 2008

  • Even the last of the ruptures was a big one ... and infrared light glared through it.

    The Ringworld Engineers Niven, Larry 1980

  • Even the last of the ruptures was a big one ... and infrared light glared through it.

    The Ringworld Engineers Niven, Larry 1980

  • They also can occur when the well bore ruptures, which is what happened at the Windsor Energy well here, a couple miles from the Montana line.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • They also can occur when the well bore ruptures, which is what happened at the Windsor Energy well here, a couple miles from the Montana line.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • They also can occur when the well bore ruptures, which is what happened at the Windsor Energy well here, a couple miles from the Montana line.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

  • They also can occur when the well bore ruptures, which is what happened at the Windsor Energy well here, a couple miles from the Montana line.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

  • Realizing that financial crashes are somewhat like market "ruptures," he became interested in studying market fluctuations.

    The Professor Who Chases Financial Bubbles Eleanor Laise 2010

  • Realizing that financial crashes are somewhat like market "ruptures," he became interested in studying market fluctuations.

    The Professor Who Chases Financial Bubbles Eleanor Laise 2010

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    January 28, 2011