seismic
Example Sentences
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Goodspeed travels back to the 18th century to downturns in the U.S. and the United Kingdom to explain why the common narrative that one seismic shock will flip an economy on its head is wrong.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
The 1933 Long Beach earthquake, magnitude 6.4, killed more than a hundred people, but it also made seismic safety a requirement throughout the state.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
The relationship between the two companies began in 2008, when SLB first used Nvidia computing to enhance subsurface visualization and seismic imaging software.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Monday is unlikely to bring a seismic announcement, but it will begin the final chapter of the Bazball era.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
When the first two tsunami warnings, predicting 10-and 20-foot waves, were announced on TV, he ordered all workers to evacuate to either the seismic isolated building or high ground.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.