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tremor

[trem-er, tree-mer] / ˈtrɛm ər, ˈtri mər /


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Francis Ruiz, a 41-year-old actor, was recording a radio drama in a fifth-floor studio in Havana's historic center when he felt the tremor.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The BBC's Yogita Limaye was the first foreign journalist to enter Myanmar - undercover with colleagues - after the 7.7 magnitude tremor, which reached as far as Thailand, China and India, struck.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

She obviously has, and has had, an essential tremor.

From Slate • May 9, 2026

But it is another tremor shaking up assumptions about the global economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

On the far side of it in the darkness a grove of ghostly trees seemed to have planted itself, a grove that shivered every so often with a tremor like a conscious intention.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman




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