jolting

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Stocks tumbled last month as the conflict in the Middle East escalated, threatening to raise fuel costs worldwide and jolting global energy markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Skyrocketing jet-fuel prices are jolting the aviation industry, and airlines are bringing travelers along for the ride.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 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

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

I sat sweating on the swaying, jolting train, then went to the hole that was the lavatory and threw up the tea I’d had for breakfast.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron