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as in foreshocks
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as in repercussions
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Birol warned that not reopening the waterway within weeks could compound the repercussions for global energy supplies.—
John Leicester,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026 -
On the other hand, if George faces legal repercussions, Amy could gain full custody, further dividing them.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Reports revealed tremors were also felt across a wide area, including in the capital Tokyo, hundreds of miles to the south.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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By the end of 2025, even states that had never depended on buying goods from abroad were feeling tariff tremors in their own way.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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That will have big implications on the hail and tornado threat with these storms, Shafer said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2026
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The decision could have broad implications in one of the nation’s most prominent battleground states, which will have several high-profile races this fall.—
Josh Kelety,
Twin Cities,
17 Apr. 2026
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During the great financial crisis—when shocks hit our economy, unemployment spiked, our economic system faced collapse, and America’s standing in the world was scrutinized—our central bank played an indispensable role.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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These jets can help scientists better understand how black holes help shape galaxies and other cosmic structures through large-scale shocks and turbulence.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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By detecting more than 18,000 additional quakes, scientists were able to better understand what had occurred, and where, beneath São Jorge.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2026
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That makes for five minor quakes since Easter Sunday, all centered in a region where earthquakes have been uncommon in the past 26 years.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Apr. 2026
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Thousands took to the streets, and police responded by using rubber bullets, tear gas, and water cannons to disperse the protests, in a show of force that carried echoes of 1956.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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But travel through this stretch of the West Coast on the trail of the American writer and there are echoes of his world all around you.—
Alexandra Genova,
TheWeek,
7 Apr. 2026
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That makes for five minor quakes since Easter Sunday, all centered in a region where earthquakes have been uncommon in the past 26 years.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Apr. 2026
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From wildfires fueled by heat and drought to floods and debris flows following record rainfall — and the ever-present risk of earthquakes — natural disasters are an ongoing reality in Southern California.—
Cox Communications,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Aftershocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aftershocks. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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