collide
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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
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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
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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
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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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