sudden
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They are typically generated when a sudden disturbance, such as an earthquake, underwater landslide, or asteroid impact, rapidly displaces the water above it.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
“All of a sudden you had an added soap opera narrative of leaving climbers behind to die; people putting Sherpa climbers in danger.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
“You don’t get misdiagnosed and all of a sudden I’m better. I haven’t gotten better. If anything, I’ve gotten worse in some ways.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
But in the view of Hackett, the recent leadership of staples looks more like a defensive rotation than a sudden improvement in consumer demand.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
He was still faithful in coming through Aunt Fanny’s sugarbush grove every morning, though she’d threatened us all with sudden death if we trespassed.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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