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collision

[kuh-lizh-uhn] / kəˈlɪʒ ən /


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Asked about the collision of styles that marked his restaurant interiors, Overton once explained it this way: “I wanted something timeless.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

These remaining datasets could provide further insights into how small a collision system can become, and how low its energy can fall, before quark-gluon plasma can no longer form.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

An investigation into January's crash in Adamuz, near Cordoba, is still open, with initial reports suggesting there was a crack in the rails - very different to the latest collision.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Without ruling out that possibility, we now know the train that was struck had reported a failure in the LZB signaling system about than 10 minutes before the collision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

No other ship mishap reported in area on that day, so ship-ship collision unlikely.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

Researchers at the LHC even observed comparable flow patterns in collisions between individual protons.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

The facility concluded its operations with oxygen collisions recorded by both instruments on February 6, 2026.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Needs said there had been some interesting collisions, including a lorry transporting potatoes that got stuck.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The system is supposed to monitor train speeds and movements to help prevent collisions by maintaining safe distances between them.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Sometimes the collisions would interleave layers of rock like shuffled playing cards.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson


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