seismic
Example Sentences
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The proceedings revealed the mythmaking of AI’s seismic economic transformation, with heady talk of benefiting humanity and existential risk.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Reform UK's deputy leader Richard Tice said his party would be "throwing everything possible" to ensure a "seismic" win in the by-election.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Researchers found that much of the magma's rise happened quietly, with relatively little seismic activity during its ascent.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
In the end, some 8,000 small seismic events were induced along the targeted fault, but also, surprisingly, along other faults running perpendicular to the main one, sparking local magnitudes ranging from -5 to -0.14.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
When the first seismic waves reached the power plant at Fukushima Daiichi, fail-safe systems shut down the reactors.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing seismic
Brace Yourself: Earthquake Words
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Super Seismic: Words for Volcanoes and Earthquakes
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This Week in Words: November 26 - December 1, 2017
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