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ricochet

[rik-uh-shay, rik-uh-shay, rik-uh-shet] / ˌrɪk əˈʃeɪ, ˈrɪk əˌʃeɪ, ˈrɪk əˌʃɛt /


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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

Ms. Frank’s unconventional, imaginatively orchestrated score maps their dreamlike journey as they ricochet through different planes of existence, and find resolution together in their love and their art.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

Unlucky Torino centre-back Coco saw the ball come off him and ricochet into the net in the 74th minute when his teammate Luis Asue attempted to clear a free-kick.

From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 2025

I heard a rock ricochet off the trim around my window.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

As AI spending ricochets across the enterprise, many organization leaders still can’t say with confidence what they’re actually getting for it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 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

She makes an impressive run pas the defenders to get her shot away but it ricochets off the red shirts and they eventually get it clear.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2024

My call ricochets across the camp and into the canyons.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

But then he appeared to backtrack after his critique made headlines and ricocheted around social media.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

The ball ricocheted to the edge of the infield grass, where first baseman Freddie Freeman picked it up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

Video of the incident—played in court—had already ricocheted across the internet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

After pulling his tee shot towards the trees, Fitzpatrick's ball struck a cart path, ricocheted back on to the green, and was only prevented from trickling into the water by a well-positioned sprinkler head.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026

Another wave of pain ricocheted through Ekon’s body.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

The ball skimmed over the grass, struck a hummock which had been overlooked by the builders of the diamond, and ricochetted upward into the hapless Mosher youngster's stomach.

From A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life by Herman Gastrell Seely

It struck the water, and ricochetted not three yards off.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 by Various

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

"That other feller knows his business, Elder," remarked Nevada as a slug ricochetted past his head.

From Hopalong Cassidy by Clarence E. Mulford

The rest either flew harmlessly overhead or ricochetted from the surface of the placid water.

From The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War by Edward S. Hodgson

Now, the template of how the team made a softer, affordable diaper is ricocheting across the $33 billion company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

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

His friend Richard Barrera said many people were afraid because so much information, and misinformation, is ricocheting around social media.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2025

And it is the sight of her looking like some preposterous zombie that sends a hummingbird of panic ricocheting through me.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

The shot dashed up the spray under the bows of the boats, and ricochetting over them, disappeared in the wave, about half a mile astern.

From The King's Own by Frederick Marryat

The first shot from the "Conestoga" struck the water a few feet from the "Yankee," and, ricochetting, plunged into her hull.

From The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 by W. C. Jackson

The heavy ball struck the water a few yards ahead of the chase, and, ricochetting into the air, plunged into the sea a mile beyond it.

From The Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

Just as we were turning the face of Screen cliff a sound of singing reached us, ricochetting over the water.

From Noto: an Unexplained Corner of Japan by Percival Lowell

A minute later two puffs of smoke from different vessels shot out into the clear evening air, the balls ricochetting from the water in each case a few yards away.

From The Ocean Cat's Paw The Story of a Strange Cruise by W. S. (Walter S.) Stacey




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