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vibrate

[vahy-brayt] / ˈvaɪ breɪt /


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“Nothing beats feeling the ground vibrate, seeing the charting of the wheels and hearing the whistle,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

“You can kind of feel it vibrate when it’s that close to you,” the Los Angeles native said of the impact.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

Some of Epicore Biosystems' devices vibrate gently when they calculate that it is time for you to take a swig of fluid, to avoid becoming dehydrated.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

Rare earths are likewise found in every smartphone, enhancing screen performance and enabling the phone to vibrate.

From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026

Something heavy enough to make the ground vibrate.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Some fans do just that, but the packed stadium vibrates harder with cheers as thousands of phones stay in the air.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

"What happens in any part of this ocean vibrates through all of us," she told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

Nevertheless, Bonnie’s doting parents hope that Lilypad will help Bonnie make friends, oblivious to how the gizmo — and soon, their daughter — vibrates with anxiety.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

Even if you never bore witness to that outrageous performance, its elemental alchemy vibrates in the band’s most popular songs, each of them calling to us with purpose.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026

My phone vibrates again, probably either Chris asking for forgiveness or Kenya asking for backup against Denasia.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

Inside the machine, which looked like a large blender with a metal doughnut inside, blue and orange lights vibrated within glass tubes, while feathery electricity danced out the top.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

There was a low rumble that vibrated for a second or two, then faded away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2026

Each sample was then placed on the actuator and vibrated at ultrasonic frequencies.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2025

A shockwave vibrated around the world as news emerged from Argentina that One Direction star Liam Payne had died, at the age of just 31.

From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2024

Men were talking in the room above him; their voices vibrated the old wooden floor.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

The Oxford team achieved this using a quantum system that combines qubits, the basic units of quantum information, with quantum oscillators, which represent vibrating motion.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

This conversation, which took place in a backstage trailer vibrating from the country and hip-hop tunes emanating from nearby stages, has been edited for length and clarity.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

“I always spent the end of the day on ‘Widow’s Bay’ going, ‘My God, I’m exhausted’ — because you’re just vibrating on a higher level with Tom,” Rhys said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

"It then carried on going for a couple of minutes but there was a horrible vibrating sound."

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Five minutes later, he was trudging back when his phone began vibrating.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green




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