collision
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Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the east of the country was at the centre of a "catastrophic collision of disease and conflict" with the Ebola outbreak in Ituri province outpacing the response.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
The Met Police confirmed it was called to "a collision with a police officer who was on foot at the eastern end of Constitution Hill next to Buckingham Palace".
From BBC • May 23, 2026
One possibility was that the outer rocky planet had once possessed a thick atmosphere that was later blasted away by a collision with a massive asteroid, comet, or another large object.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Migrating gray whales and ships are on a collision course in the San Francisco Bay, with at least seven whales dead so far this year—many from vessels—after 21 fatalities in 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Could the force of the collision cause the uranium nucleus to stretch and stretch—-just like a liquid drop—until it split?
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing collision
Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer - Introductory
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Introductory
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