collide
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When those two instincts collide, it’s bound to be complex and conflicting, and Greengrass delivers that with a boots-on-the-ground style.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Buzzing slabs of distorted guitar collide with piano, accordion and harmonica, filling all available sonic space.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
"Most of those don't collide with anything, most of the time," Matthew Archer, deputy director for launch and space domain awareness at the UK Space Agency told AFP on a visit to the observatory.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
But parts of the rocket are shed in space and remain there, stuck in orbit unless they eventually collide with another celestial body.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The songs collide into one long song—as if one singer is taking over when the previous one stops, all of them taking turns to give us this.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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Power prices in the region have climbed as data-center growth, particularly in Virginia, collides with the need to add power generation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
At 1-1, Roberto Carlos' seemingly harmless cross was lofted high into the Hampden Park sky, destined to drop where D and penalty box chalk collides.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
When a large meteor collides with Earth, it produces intense heat that melts surrounding rock.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2026
That concern deserves consideration—until it collides with the reality of how licensed treatment actually functions.
From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2026
Equally, if a real photon collides with an atom, it may move an electron from an orbit nearer the nucleus to one farther away.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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According to this idea, a Mars-sized body called Theia collided with the early Earth.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
Copper prices climbed to a fresh record on the London Metal Exchange as distortions to trade flows due to concerns over potential U.S. tariffs collided with supply challenges at key mines worldwide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
So defensive back Kennedy Urlacher came flying into the backfield and collided into Bulldogs quarterback Jayden Mandal, who fell out of the back of the end zone for a safety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
The incident occurred before dawn when the ALSU, an empty oil tanker, collided with the Tugberk Imamoglu, a cargo ship carrying rolled steel which sank shortly afterwards, the transport ministry's maritime directorate said on X.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Fear collided with anger as her heartbeat quickened.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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Red Bull's Liam Lawson took sixth, ahead of Alpine's Franco Colapinto and McLaren's Oscar Piastri, delayed by a front wing issue after colliding with Russell on the first lap.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
So we potentially have three trends colliding at once: Aging, plus GLP-1 weight loss, plus a growing willingness to spend on aesthetics.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026
A Turkish cargo ship sank in the Marmara Sea near Istanbul after colliding with a second vessel, with rescuers searching for its 10 crew members, Turkish officials said Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Renewed interest in atomic energy and AI mania are colliding at the Idaho National Lab—where Oklo and rivals hope to revive the long-stagnant industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The class went crazy with chairs scraping and kids running, colliding, and laughing.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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