vibrate
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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
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
These new songs, they vibrate very highly for me and I’m excited about experiencing and expressing that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
In PAT, tissue molecules that absorb light vibrate after being hit by short laser pulses, producing acoustic signals that can be measured and converted into detailed images.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 6, 2026
They advanced around the corner again, shaking the Clankers, and the noise echoed off the rocky walls, grossly magnified, so that the inside of Harry’s skull seemed to vibrate with the din.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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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
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
Each character seems to understand the others dimly, as through a language barrier; each vibrates at their own frequency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026
My phone vibrates against my thigh, and I glance at the screen.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
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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
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
She couldn’t approach them or even wave; she just stared and vibrated, like an awestruck cartoon character with her finger in a light socket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2024
A deep thrum vibrated through the bear trap—THUMP-THUMP-THUMP-THUMP-THUMP—and Owen felt a fresh rush of hope.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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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
"It then carried on going for a couple of minutes but there was a horrible vibrating sound."
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Conversations stretch for hours without the interruption of a vibrating phone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
But the feeling of release as the bowstrings were left vibrating in my arms was palpable, intensely satisfying.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 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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