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In the morning, a normally unremarkable survey on business activity gave the market a jolt, pointing to surprisingly resilient growth and ongoing inflationary pressures in the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

When yields jolt higher, older bonds in a portfolio that offer less income can lose value.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

The shaky cam is intended to jolt us into that awareness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Apparently, plenty of other Chicagoans have experienced the same little jolt.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

With a jolt the boy remembered the exact feeling, though it was many years ago.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

El Niño jolts California fuel market—and brings epic waves to a surf spot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

"Suddenly there were a few jolts, and then after about three seconds it got stronger and stronger," one of the passengers, Louis, 24, told ICI Normandie radio.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

The lesson, he says, was that "the paleoclimate evidence actually doesn't suggest that climate change would happen smoothly, but rather in some jumps and jolts and non-linear effects".

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Every few years, the EIA would go over scenarios of oil jolts with varying degrees of severity in order to train the delegates on how to deal with their country’s strategic reserves, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026

She burst into prayer every time the truck jerked or stumbled into a pothole, her “Bismillah!” peaking with each of the truck’s shudders and jolts.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

Sometime after 3 a.m. that July 8, the roar of the incoming surge jolted Santosh Adhikari awake.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

The temblor jolted the area at 12:13 a.m., with an epicenter about three miles south-southeast of Compton.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

The latest bout of strikes between the foes has further stoked worries about inflation that has put pressure on central banks to hike interest rates, which has in turn jolted equity markets.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

We heard from finance professionals, doctors, lawyers and many others who have been jolted or taken in by tricksters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

She jolted to a stop and struggled to keep her hold.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau

A recent series of earthquakes in Nevada has served as a jolting reminder of the state’s seismic risk.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026

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

This spiritual sequel to “Frankenstein” is a romantic tale of obsession, possession and fantasy — adjectives that also apply to its filmmaker, Maggie Gyllenhaal, who expends massive quantities of energy jolting it to life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 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

He held on for dear life as the outhouse started jerking and jolting, ’most shaking his teeth loose.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney