sideswipe

That's because some of the non-colliding positively charged protons are set swirling as the nuclei sideswipe one another at close to the speed of light.

From Science Daily ● May 17, 2024

On top of that, monthly economic readings are likely to be sideswipe from months by a distortion to industrial and payroll stats from labor strikes at the big U.S. automakers.

From Reuters ● Sep. 18, 2023

It’s like a game of chicken where two cars are headed toward each other, but a third car is coming in from the side trying to sideswipe one of them to prevent the collision.

From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2019

Wishing the Hawaiians good luck and may Hurricane Lane just sideswipe them a little as it passes by this weekend.

From New York Times ● Aug. 23, 2018

Commercial carrier reports near miss sideswipe three minutes ago in blue lane approximately three miles west of mile Marker 957.

From Code Three by Rick Raphael

"This Accord nearly sideswipes me, then decides to play chicken with the Raptor almost hitting him," the video’s description reads.

From Fox News ● Feb. 2, 2022

Andrea Bill, associate director of the Traffic Operations and Safety Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said roundabouts sometimes led to more fender-benders and sideswipes, but saved people from paying a greater price.

From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2021

About 80 percent of crashes involve sideswipes or rear-end collisions, officials said, suggesting driver confusion.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2021

Rotunno often made arguments that seemed to double as sideswipes of the #MeToo movement, while trying to insinuate that the accusers were manipulating Weinstein for personal gain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2020

"And it has reduced accidents, and dangerous accidents, which are the sideswipes that happen. So it has worked on the safety side, but to be an operative system, it must have the public trust."

From Chicago Tribune ● Dec. 19, 2014

Garces Perez says the agents twice sideswiped his Toyota Corolla, causing damage, before their unmarked SUVs turned on their lights and sirens.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

The man's lawyer told US media he was making a DoorDash delivery when an unmarked black truck sideswiped his car.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Martinez said the vehicle carrying federal agents sideswiped her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

Newfound fame, a pandemic and disturbing allegations against a teammate sideswiped the stars of ‘Cheer.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025

We’re sideswiped by a gurney bearing an unconscious, emaciated young woman with a shaved head.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

Several runaway military horses galloped through the streets of London on Wednesday morning, alarming pedestrians, sideswiping cars and buses, and turning an ordinary rush hour into a frightening, almost surreal spectacle.

From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2024

Video posted to social media at the time appeared to show a Russian military vehicle sideswiping an American vehicle while at least two Russian helicopters flew overhead.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 15, 2023

From the start, Tan had Williams guessing and stretching, mixing often-exquisite drop shots with forays to the net; towering lobs with counterpunched backhand passing shots; sideswiping forehand slices with looped topspin.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2022

Two pickup trucks involved in the incident were pushed left toward the median, with one sideswiping the patrol vehicle and striking the Toyota, according to authorities.

From Fox News ● Dec. 2, 2021

Q. Bravo for sideswiping NBC’s Brian Williams in your Super Bowl column just days before he admitted he “conflated one aircraft with another” in making up his Iraq helicopter story.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2015