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
Only it was Rick, with a spectacularly timed sideswipe on Negan’s car, who afforded him the opportunity to do so without anyone but Dwight knowing about it.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 18, 2018
I saw a big touring car sideswipe a Ford runabout and knock it several feet to one side on the country road.
From "Say Fellows—" Fifty Practical Talks with Boys on Life's Big Issues by Wade C. Smith
"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
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
He was sideswiped last year by a small tractor, injuring his hip.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
But he is just as frequently sideswiped by family crises created by the disasters he married and birthed.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2025
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
When the bell rang, he was sideswiped by a horse named He Did and nearly went down.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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 second police vehicle swerved, attempting to avoid the police vehicle in front of it, but ended up sideswiping it before crashing into the Camry.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 13, 2016
He defended himself by saying his move was just “a hockey play,” sort of like sideswiping a school bus is just “a driving maneuver.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2012
