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White boulders shape-shifted in the twilight, and the sound of a calving glacier ricocheted like a gunshot between the mountains.
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Chloe Berge, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
Craig Baxley, a former South Carolina executioner, also raised concerns about the design, warning that bullets could ricochet in the small, brick-walled chamber.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
The day ended when chip shot for birdie ricocheted off the 18th hole flagstick.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
The samples are also providing a window into understanding what kind of chemical and biological processes were already underway as space rocks chaotically ricocheted around during the early days of the solar system.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
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Chloe Berge, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
Craig Baxley, a former South Carolina executioner, also raised concerns about the design, warning that bullets could ricochet in the small, brick-walled chamber.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
The day ended when chip shot for birdie ricocheted off the 18th hole flagstick.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
The samples are also providing a window into understanding what kind of chemical and biological processes were already underway as space rocks chaotically ricocheted around during the early days of the solar system.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Ricochet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ricochet. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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