collision

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By then, Piastri had already caused himself further trouble because of a clumsy collision with Williams' Alex Albon, for which he was given a 10-second penalty.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Migrating gray whales and ships are on a collision course in the San Francisco Bay, with at least seven whales dead so far this year—many from vessels—after 21 fatalities in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

"The present-day relief of Central Asia was largely built by the India-Eurasia collision and ongoing convergence," said co-author Associate Professor Stijn Glorie, from Adelaide University's School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

However the referee ruled that Chambon had strayed high in the latter collision, reducing France to 14 for the remainder of the match.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

But chemists do not assign a purpose or function to a collision of two gas molecules, nor do they seek an ultimate cause for the collision.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond