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collision

[kuh-lizh-uhn] / kəˈlɪʒ ən /


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An analysis of U.S. traffic collision records found that fatal crashes involving school-aged pedestrians were roughly twice as likely to occur during dark mornings as after sunrise.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

The forward suffered head and chest injuries during a match against FC Andorra on Monday, in a heavy collision with goalkeeper Jesus Owono, who was sent off for his challenge.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Alito and other conservatives noted that the litigation is the latest in a series of cases from Colorado involving a collision between pro-LGBTQ policies and individuals with traditional beliefs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Spain will work "tirelessly" to restore confidence in its high-speed trains, the transport minister said Tuesday, after a collision last week killed 69 people in the country's second such disaster this year.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

My conception was still weeks away, but already my parents had begun their slow collision into each other.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

So in this experiment, particles were smashed together at high energy and scientists studied the material that was thrown out - the shrapnel of collisions.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

For decades, scientists believed that generating this plasma required collisions involving very heavy atomic nuclei, particularly lead.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

Scientists are continuing to analyze data from collisions involving lighter atomic nuclei, searching for additional evidence of how quark–gluon plasma forms and behaves.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

These pairs can briefly bind together following high-energy collisions.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

Galactic collisions distort the shape of an originally spherical cluster and may also contribute to the genesis of spirals and irregulars from ellipticals.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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