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jolt

[johlt] / dʒoʊlt /




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At the other major disaster site following the 7.1-magnitude jolt, a paper factory, nine bodies have now been recovered and search and rescue operations were terminated, Kihara said.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

But Ogata has "never experienced this big of a jolt".

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

The war in the Middle East — the most recent, and most severe, energy jolt — is showing no signs of abating.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

Along with getting better players, getting better American players would provide a jolt for men’s soccer in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

A jolt of nervous energy filled him; he had never held hands with anyone in front of so many people.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

The archipelago, home to around 125 million people, typically experiences hundreds of jolts every year and accounts for about 18 percent of the world's earthquakes.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

Riders and drivers took increasingly elaborate swerves to avoid the wince-inducing jolts of a full-on pothole clunk.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

But I’d encourage you to use this discovery as motivation — a wake-up call that jolts you into action.

From MarketWatch May 20, 2026

That, I think, is the drama’s central lesson, and the reason it feels calming instead of hitting us with endless jolts to the nervous system.

From Salon Jan. 8, 2026

When our fingers touch, the sensation jolts me back to that moment when we were sitting on the floor in my room.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

U.S. stock futures were higher with Nasdaq making gains as traders brushed off the AI worries that jolted stocks in recent weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Hundreds of aftershocks have jolted southern Philippines after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake left dozens of people dead and hundreds more injured.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

Buffalo-based Benz was jolted from her couch by a call from an unknown number.

From Barron's Jun. 3, 2026

From a reality TV antagonist to a contender in the L.A. mayoral race, Spencer Pratt has jolted local politics, turning personal tragedy in the Palisades fire into a 2026 election campaign.

From Los Angeles Times May 30, 2026

The sound of the coach’s voice jolted me into action.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

It’s easy to assume that today’s whirlwind of disruptive tech—robo-cars, AI, brain implants and more—is jolting American society as never before.

From The Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026

But while Space Mountain tops off at about 32 mph, it likely still has Galacticoaster beat in the intensity factor due to its lift hill, sudden dips, jolting turns and near pitch-black darkness.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 6, 2026

For many Californians in Puerto Vallarta, a tourist magnet widely known as one of the safest cities in Mexico, the experience was jolting.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 23, 2026

Women ride past on donkey carts, piled high with vegetables, jolting over potholes deep enough to trap a wheel.

From Barron's Feb. 18, 2026

The air was rough, rougher than he remembered from before, but he didn’t mind the jolting.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen




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