tremor
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Initial reports of an earthquake led many to believe that a tremor had caused a landslide, which in turn caused the flood that has killed at least 177 people.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
It is the latest tremor in the world of Big Law, which is being disrupted by aggressive poaching of rainmakers, the pressure of artificial intelligence and less-loyal clients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Among Indonesia's history of deadly quakes is a devastating 9.1-magnitude tremor in 2004 that struck off the coast of Sumatra and triggered a tsunami that killed 220,000 throughout the region, including about 170,000 in Indonesia.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
As soon as he felt the tremor, he thought of his sons and ran back to the house - but when he arrived, they were nowhere to be seen.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
She followed his gaze and saw a distant tremor of movement, quite different from the shimmer of the heat haze.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
The tremors mimicked a similar selloff earlier this year when financial-technology firm Altruist unveiled a tool that aimed to create personalized tax strategies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Our scientist is relieved to discover that most of the unusual tremors are tiny — too weak to have been felt.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Residents in various cities and neighborhoods — Crenshaw, Huntington Park, Bell, West Adams, Mid-City, Gardena and more — posted online that they felt the tremors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
The IGN said it was the latest in a series of very shallow tremors in the area that started last Friday and were widely felt.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
At one point it shook so much that Cora put her arms around Caesar and they stayed like that for a good while, squeezing each other at the more urgent tremors, pressed against the hay.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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