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collide

[kuh-lahyd] / kəˈlaɪd /


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Instead of gently probing nuclei, researchers collide them at the highest energies available and reconstruct their shapes from the patterns left behind.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

In death, the beloved bald eagle’s final resting place has ignited a bitter clash where internet fame and tribal rights collide.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

“His ambitions will soon collide with the fiscal reality,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

"Most of those don't collide with anything, most of the time," Matthew Archer, deputy director for launch and space domain awareness at the UK Space Agency told AFP on a visit to the observatory.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

They collide, enfold, lose their balance, and slam against a wall, where they stay.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

What will happen when a SpaceX rocket collides with the Moon?

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

On another level, though, Pitchford is about what happens when that principle collides with the punishing procedural architecture of modern postconviction review.

From Slate Apr. 10, 2026

When a large meteor collides with Earth, it produces intense heat that melts surrounding rock.

From Science Daily Apr. 3, 2026

Some waits were still long on Sunday as a busy spring-break season collides with TSA workers waiting for back pay from the shutdown.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

The little peasant girl, wet and sand-soaked, collides with Michelangelo's huge belly and throws her arms as far around him as they can go.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

Prosecutors say Bustillos was driving 57 mph in a 40-mph zone on June 11, 2025, when he ran a red light at Carson Street and Palo Verde Avenue and collided with another car.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2026

When satellites have collided in the past, they have broken into debris.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

Police defused the explosives and believe a second drone may have collided with a cargo aircraft nearby.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

That independence has increasingly collided with Hegseth’s vision for the paper.

From Salon Aug. 22, 2026

One night, returning from a mission in thick fog, two Po-2s collided in midair.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Using a sensitive detector in an an underground laboratory in the US, the researchers saw an atom and mystery particle colliding.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

A Turkish cargo ship sank in the Marmara Sea near Istanbul after colliding with a second vessel, with rescuers searching for its 10 crew members, Turkish officials said Wednesday.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

In the simulations, colliding objects are represented by millions of individual particles.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

Renewed interest in atomic energy and AI mania are colliding at the Idaho National Lab—where Oklo and rivals hope to revive the long-stagnant industry.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

As soon as the sword passed over me, I ran for the kitchen, colliding with the tall man and knocking him down.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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