collide
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Eventually, it is expected either to break apart or collide with the planet.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
New research led by UC Riverside suggests that a simple but overlooked process may help explain the difference: individual pieces of ice repeatedly collide with one another.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
These trends collide with longstanding financial advice for 20- and 30-somethings: Sock away funds for a down payment and buy a house, both as a place to live and as your main source of wealth.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
When those two instincts collide, it’s bound to be complex and conflicting, and Greengrass delivers that with a boots-on-the-ground style.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
What if Dee goes there and all my worlds collide?
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
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At 1-1, Roberto Carlos' seemingly harmless cross was lofted high into the Hampden Park sky, destined to drop where D and penalty box chalk collides.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
When a large meteor collides with Earth, it produces intense heat that melts surrounding rock.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2026
Some waits are still long on Sunday as a busy spring-break season collides with TSA workers waiting for back pay from the shutdown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
In an era when pressure is always mounting and global chaos consistently collides with personal crises, being an active participant in our own lives feels utterly exhausting.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026
Nansi switches gears, opens his palm, and shoots a glowing green burst of energy that collides into Ama’s mystical shield.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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After an Army helicopter and passenger jet collided last year over Washington, killing dozens, air-traffic controllers have directed pilots to make more space for commercial airlines heading toward airports like LaGuardia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
According to this idea, a Mars-sized body called Theia collided with the early Earth.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
A Los Angeles Fire Department ambulance that was taking a patient in serious condition to a hospital collided with another vehicle on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
The captain of an oil tanker that collided with a cargo ship which sank off Istanbul leaving 10 missing has been arrested along with his third-in-command on charges of negligent homicide, prosecutors said Friday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
He staggered back and his flailing arms collided with another lamp, then another, then, unfortunately, another.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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A niche corner of the derivatives world is colliding with the universe of excahnge-traded funds.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Red Bull's Liam Lawson took sixth, ahead of Alpine's Franco Colapinto and McLaren's Oscar Piastri, delayed by a front wing issue after colliding with Russell on the first lap.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
A Turkish cargo ship sank in the Marmara Sea near Istanbul after colliding with a second vessel, with rescuers searching for its 10 crew members, Turkish officials said Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Renewed interest in nuclear power is colliding with mania over artificial intelligence here at the Idaho National Laboratory’s desert campus, a remote site that spans an area nearly twice the size of Los Angeles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Connor launches himself across the room, hopping over the pillows on the floor, colliding with the soft curve of Mrs. Baransky’s belly.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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