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
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
You cause traffic to bunch up and are a safety hazard as cars try to get around you on I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 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
I’m about to tell Angel about how the words fist-fight to get out of my head when her eyes drift away to something over my shoulder, and her eyebrows bunch up.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
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