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foreshock

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as in shock

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Recent Examples of foreshock The second quake is considered the mainshock, while the first was a foreshock, USGS said. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 June 2026 Jones says that this most recent set of quakes could be foreshocks for a much larger event. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026 But conventionally, only half of earthquakes have an easily detectable foreshock, while the other half do not. — Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025 Lesser-magnitude quakes have previously been foreshocks to larger-magnitude ones. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 9 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for foreshock

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Noun

European countries are increasingly left without any cushion to manage shocks, further exacerbating their negative effects.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026
Electricity prices have skyrocketed 45% since 2019, partially driven by supply shocks tied to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and the war with Iran in 2026, according to government data.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 11 July 2026

Definition of shock

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Every time there is an aftershock—and there have been many—my mother calls me.

— Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
When aftershock data is available, the corresponding maps and charts include earthquakes within 100 miles and seven days of the initial quake.

— William B. Davis, New York Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of aftershock

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After touring the quake’s epicenter this week, Fletcher appealed on Wednesday for additional international assistance.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
The twin quakes struck Venezuela on June 24 and by the evening of the next day, the Los Angeles County team of 73 crew members, six canine teams and 80,000 pounds of equipment were on their way to March Air Force Base in Riverside.

— Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of quake

Noun

Structure information summary Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are highly resistant to earthquake shaking, though some vulnerable structures exist.

— CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
Just months ago, these strikes would have been an earthquake for the region.

— Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Definition of earthquake

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