ricochet
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Engineers said they were able to debunk some "myths", including that bullets can ricochet off the curve in the ballistic plate.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
That means any deteriorating credit backdrop, a pickup in credit losses or higher yields still could ricochet through private credit or other publicly traded funds.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
The court ruling was the latest legal move to ricochet through the interoceanic waterway, which handles about 40 percent of US container traffic and five percent of world trade.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
Their best hope is putting a body part in the way—and hoping a Capitals teammate isn’t there to redirect the ricochet into the net.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2025
She wished she had something to throw, something to ricochet off buildings with the kind of force that she felt building up behind her heart.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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You pine for an ugly deflection, a madcap own goal, one that ricochets in off McGinn's backside or the back of McBurnie's head.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
"Is anyone alive in here?!" the voice of Moises Faramaya ricochets around the ruins of the same neighborhood.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
In her refusal to shy away from the grime and grit of Yuknavitch’s story, Stewart creates a startlingly raw atmosphere that ricochets between discordant and truly inspiring.
From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2026
Even if their shots don’t go in, the traffic in front of the goal leads to more tips, ricochets and general chaos in the tight areas around Winnipeg’s goal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2025
The plastic bin ricochets off the back wall of the closet and tumbles out onto the floor, barfing clothes.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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His words immediately ricocheted around the internet, as it’s generally understood that humans are the victimizers in such situations.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
Video of Altman looking quizzically at the investigator ricocheted around the internet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
However, the ball bounced off Basallo’s gear and ricocheted away from the plate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
The Monroe appearance then ricocheted across the internet with the kind of viral intensity traditional late-night television has not generated in years.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
And the anger with which she had lashed out at me now ricocheted back on herself.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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At intervals the wind came laden with fine snow or jagged crystalline icicles which ricochetted from the rocks like things of life.
From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Walter J. Buck
A few moments after another struck the ground right by us and ricochetted.
From From the Rapidan to Richmond and the Spottsylvania Campaign A Sketch in Personal Narration of the Scenes a Soldier Saw by William Meade Dame
It struck the water, and ricochetted not three yards off.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 by Various
Back and forth he ricochetted along the narrow street, singing and swinging, mouth open, with strange, happy cries coming from it.
From Civilization Tales of the Orient by Ellen Newbold La Motte
Just as Anton Lundt emerged, a twenty-four pounder struck the water within a few yards of his back, but ricochetted exactly over his head, merely stunning him for a moment with the spray.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 457 Volume 18, New Series, October 2, 1852 by William Chambers
Because helium’s industrial uses are so broad, shortages are ricocheting through multiple sectors and countries at once.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
Here, Smith shows off his footballing skills to stop the ball from ricocheting on to the stumps during the Lord's Test.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2025
Their motion resembles a pinball ricocheting between stationary posts.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 17, 2025
The incident has fueled a storm of late-summer ridicule, with memes ricocheting across social media and commentators pointing to the almost slapstick nature of the scandal.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2025
Her mouth is open and her head shakes slightly, like my words are ricocheting around inside.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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For just then there was a puff of smoke from the cutter, and we could just make out, by the way it dipped, the round shot that went ricochetting over the sea.
From Devon Boys A Tale of the North Shore by Gordon Browne
The first ball fired fell short of the brig, striking the water directly in its wake, and ricochetting again threw up the water beyond it.
From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 4 October 1848 by Various
The pioneer sunbeam of next Christmas morning rattled over the Dunderbunk hills, flashed into Richard Wade’s eyes, waked him, and was off, ricochetting across the black ice of the river.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 by Various
A ball struck close to the stroke-oar of the gig, deluging its occupants with water and ricochetting over the gunwale of the boat, between the stroke-oar and Mr. Hethcote.
From Jack Archer by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
Down, leaping, ricochetting, thundering, hurtled a great boulder, spurning the cliff-face with a tremendous uproar.
From Darkness and Dawn by George Allan England
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