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seismic

[sahyz-mik, sahys-] / ˈsaɪz mɪk, ˈsaɪs- /


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“What happened at Music Inn in the 1950s,” he argues, “was a remarkable confluence of place, people, and politics that reflected and augured seismic shifts and conflicts in American culture.”

From The Wall Street Journal

To understand how seismic activity influenced this hidden ecosystem, the researchers collected water samples from a nearly 100-meter deep borehole located along the western edge of Yellowstone Lake.

From Science Daily

"I can give you the guarantee we're doing everything we possibly can to make these communities safe by this... seismic investment."

From BBC

Around 2002, Thomas said, researchers identified a different kind of seismic activity.

From Science Daily

A second significant amount of seismic activity came moments later when the final whistle sounded on Wednesday night.

From BBC