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collide

[kuh-lahyd] / kəˈlaɪd /


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But parts of the rocket are shed in space and remain there, stuck in orbit unless they eventually collide with another celestial body.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

The 2015 “Secret Wars” story featured some plotting by Doctor Doom and saw multiverses collide, be destroyed and merge.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

In addition to interacting through gravity, these particles can also collide directly with one another.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

The rules, which apply only to ethnic Tajiks, collide with deep-rooted Central Asian traditions, where children's names carry great symbolic importance.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

Smith really was an idiot, thought Harry, hadn’t he noticed them collide?

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

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

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Either way, production collides with weak domestic demand—held back by low confidence, near-zero inflation and the housing bust.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

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

From Science Daily Apr. 3, 2026

That concern deserves consideration—until it collides with the reality of how licensed treatment actually functions.

From Slate Mar. 11, 2026

“Well, I’m getting ice cream,” I say, moving toward the stairs, and Bieber collides with my legs in his eagerness to follow.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

Authorities also are looking into a second unidentified object that collided with a cargo plane after the plane aborted its landing at Leipzig due to the closure.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

The second object collided with a cargo plane that had aborted its landing at Leipzig because of the closure, state officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Bild newspaper reported that another cargo plane later collided with an unknown object in mid-air shortly after taking off from Leipzig airport last night.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

On Sunday, two Bell helicopters collided while conducting firefighting operations near Psatha.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

Nina heard a high whistling as something shot through the air past them and collided with the bridge.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

It is a positioning problem colliding with a macro shock.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

Video showed Quansah’s studs colliding with Gallardo’s calf and the referee issued Quansah a red card that delighted the crowd as England’s lineup was reduced to 10 men.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

Instead of forming directly from collapsing stars, these black holes may have already been created by earlier black hole mergers before colliding again.

From Science Daily Jul. 2, 2026

But amid the ruins near the turquoise waters of the Caribbean coast, the effort is colliding with ordinary Venezuelans who revile their government.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

Laertes fell against a pile of boxes to avoid colliding with him.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein




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