bunch up
Example Sentences
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“Earthquakes pop off around the state, and it’s a little bit like popcorn that they hit — sometimes they bunch up for reasons that we don’t understand,” said Susan Hough, seismologist for the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2024
But U.S. markets will be closed in observance of Good Friday, and the bond market will close early on Thursday, which could bunch up trades in anticipation of the report.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2024
Just like two lanes of traffic merging into one on a freeway forces cars to slow down, the conjoined section of the two microcombs forces the paired laser pulses to bunch up.
From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2023
Interactions between the light and the electrons cause the electrons to bunch up and radiate in concert like a laser.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 22, 2023
We saw the people bunch up as the capsule came back down, facing northeast towards the automatic camera for the souvenir photograph.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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