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collision

[kuh-lizh-uhn] / kəˈlɪʒ ən /


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According to the suit, the issues led to at least one collision and two train breakdowns that stranded hundreds of travelers in the heat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Political leaders collide with reality sooner or later, and new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s first collision arrived this week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The light produced during these events can help astronomers determine what survives the collision.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Saturday at the family’s home near Temecula, according to a California Highway Patrol collision report.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

What staggered Hahn was that the force of the collision seemed to be causing the uranium atoms to split in two.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

Nearly 300 people are killed every year in traffic crashes in the city, with speed serving as the leading factor in the collisions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

According to official figures, 17 to 23-year-old drivers were responsible for 24% of all collisions, external in Northern Ireland in 2024, despite only accounting for 8% of license holders.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Laura said people who drive on the A9 tend to use a satnav as a safety feature to avoid collisions and roadworks.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

That places the impact around 100 million years before a major increase in cratering on Earth that researchers have suggested may be connected to collisions within the asteroid belt.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

I’ve never heard of roller Frisbee and imagine all sorts of collisions and skinned knees.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan




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