tremor
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The collapsed glacier hit the bottom of a valley so powerfully that it registered a tremor with a magnitude of 5.2, according to the agency.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Initial reports of an earthquake led many to believe that a tremor had caused a landslide, which in turn caused the flood that has killed at least 177 people.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
It is the latest tremor in the world of Big Law, which is being disrupted by aggressive poaching of rainmakers, the pressure of artificial intelligence and less-loyal clients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Colombia’s Geological Service noted the quake was country’s strongest recorded tremor in the 21st century and that it was followed by nearly two dozen powerful aftershocks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Trying to collect his wits and courage, Vetch spoke the Revelation-spell, watching between each slow-syllabled word for change or tremor of illusion in this strange drying and shallowing of the abyss of ocean.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
On Wall Street, bond-market professionals are warning that the tremors could affect your portfolio — whether you own bonds or not.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
But officials have stayed mute about the number of missing people since the twin tremors struck on June 24.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
TOKYO—In carrying out their first joint effort in a generation to boost the yen, the U.S. and Japan are seeking to contain tremors that could be triggered by a cratering Japanese currency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Rescue teams and family members continue to sift through the rubble in search of victims and loved ones, with nearly 17,000 people injured in the tremors.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
In 1598, one of the many premonitory tremors of the coming Thirty Years’ War engulfed him.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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