aftershock

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Recent Examples of aftershock This was followed by an aftershock of 5.5 magnitude. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024 The area has since recorded more than 600 aftershocks, some exceeding a magnitude of 4.0, Chinese state media said. Tiffany May, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025 Many others were trapped as dozens of aftershocks shook the remote region. Ken Moritsugu, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025 Revelers often dare to drink a second, known as the replica or aftershock, risking the potential results. AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for aftershock 
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Noun
  • The terms of the contract came as a shock to many of the property owners the Herald spoke with who had been targeted in these suits.
    Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
  • After kicking her feet in a circle to try to get the remains to move, the woman gasps and raises her hand to her mouth in shock.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In the afterglow of Tuesday night’s scintillating performance, Golden preached perspective during the opening stretch of SEC play.
    Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The afterglow of that first Manchester derby win and first major milestone of the Amorim era has been overshadowed since by the Marcus Rashford situation.
    Mark Critchley, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The plan was welcomed before the quake but pretty much ignored after — an opportunity lost.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Many residents flocked to social media to report the quake, responding to a question from local news CBS 6 regarding shaking.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The pattern illustrated the unintended effects of Google’s policy changes and how obscure changes made to its advertising rules can have outsize repercussions on groups dependent on the world’s biggest search engine.
    Nico Grant, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Such a move would have repercussions with a number of international partners, such as the European Space Agency (ESA), Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) already working on pertinent Gateway hardware.
    Andrew Jones, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Have large foreshocks happened in California before? About half of California's biggest earthquakes in history have been preceded by foreshocks.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
  • As always, there’s a 5% chance of today’s quake being a foreshock to a bigger one.
    Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • There was also the story of Casey Colvin, who found his beloved dog Oreo alive, after five days of searching for him amid the fallout from the wildfires.
    Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Still, that philosophy is immediately being tested in two theaters where the president questioned the strategies of the previous administration: the war in Ukraine and the fallout from the Oct. 7 terrorist attack.
    Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The second-most-common neurodegenerative disorder, Parkinson's disease manifests via such motor problems as impaired balance, slow movement, muscle stiffness and tremors.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Most Popular Most Popular Parkinson’s tremors disappear with use of machine that sends heat waves to the brain Parkinson’s tremors disappear with use of machine that sends heat waves to the brain Chris Perkins: Dolphins weren’t a dumb team in 2024, but . .
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The moments before the fatal shooting fill the grid’s upper half, while the tragic denouement unfolds at a viewer’s vulnerable eye-level.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
  • A bit less intense than the rant from ‘El Loco’, Marsch’s criticisms felt like the perfect denouement, perhaps the harshest criticisms levelled against a tournament that has been widely scrutinized since its opening match.
    Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 13 July 2024

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