sideswipe
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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
The sideswipe ahead had sent other cars veering in panic and a cluster inadvertently bunched up in the path of the roaring patrol car.
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
“We hear about sideswipes; we hear about rear-end crashes.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2021
The Bruins had captured much long-awaited local buzz after winning two games worthy of the bandwagon created in this space, yet after the first few Fresno sideswipes, that bandwagon lost control.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2021
"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 actor casually sideswiped a pair of centuries-old disciplines during a town hall event with Matthew McConaughey put on last month by CNN and Variety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
In December last year, the Philippines said China's coast guard fired water cannons and "sideswiped" a government vessel during a maritime patrol near the Scarborough Shoal.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2025
Officers are still investigating why the truck sideswiped the parked van.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2024
He ran a stoplight, and was nearly sideswiped by a woman in a Dodge.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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
The storm rolled to the northeast, sideswiping the state capital, Tallahassee.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 10, 2018
