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collide

[kuh-lahyd] / kəˈlaɪd /


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Inside his new thriller, those themes collide under the fluorescent glare of LAX.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

This effect occurs when hydrogen molecules collide with helium atoms under the immense pressures found in these stars.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

When these charged particles collide with oxygen and nitrogen, photons of coloured light are emitted - this is the aurora.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 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

When two moving lumps collide, the computer program makes them stick.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

So his injury risk might be lower if he collides with a kick returner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Investors face a test this week as a fresh round of corporate earnings collides with rising borrowing costs and growing questions about the economics of the AI boom.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Stock futures are mixed as techno-optimism collides with macroeconomic angst.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

At 1-1, Roberto Carlos' seemingly harmless cross was lofted high into the Hampden Park sky, destined to drop where D and penalty box chalk collides.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

Nansi switches gears, opens his palm, and shoots a glowing green burst of energy that collides into Ama’s mystical shield.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

As if Albon was not already having a rough season, to top it he incurred the wrath of Fernando Alonso in Austin after the two collided on the first lap, leaving both with damaged cars.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The driver who collided with the riders fled but police, with the assistance of witnesses, were able to track a suspect down at his home near the scene of the collision, Montclair police said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

Within this disk, countless small particles gradually collided and stuck together, building larger objects through a process called accretion.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Those jitters collided with investors getting caught off-guard in their positioning for several more Federal Reserve rate hikes, and for higher long-dated Treasury yields.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Melyngar began to swim, her strong legs keeping her afloat and in motion, but the current swung her around; she collided with Taran and forced him under the water.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

That borrowing is now colliding with tremendous demand from the private sector, much of it from technology companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

"In this soup of quark-gluon plasma, there are numerous quarks and gluons passing by and colliding with each other," Lee explains.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Fletcher fractured his skull when colliding with concrete barriers next to the pitch at Bath City's ground, and was forced to retire in 2024.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

A niche corner of the derivatives world is colliding with the universe of excahnge-traded funds.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

The fairy kept colliding with the window again and again.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke


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