quake
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People in Japan are still scarred by memories of a huge quake in 2011 that triggered a tsunami which killed more than 18,000 people and caused a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
The “offset” is growing by about 1.5 inches per year — at least, until the next big quake.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Some of the buildings at the Thahtay Kyaung monastery, where saffron-clad monks cleared rubble from the wreckage by hand in the days after the quake, have been razed.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
And you certainly can’t quake at the industry’s bleak state while refusing to be the change you wish to see.
From Salon • Mar. 16, 2026
As it rumbled by, the concrete seemed to quake, and I stupidly ducked my head, as if that would keep me from being noticed, and steadied my hands by grabbing the straps of my backpack.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
Vocabulary lists containing quake
Common Five-letter Words for Wordle, List 5
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Scrabble: Words that Begin with Q
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Lesson 24
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