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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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But the market’s impressive ability to at least partially work its way around the conflict has also prevented prices from surging as astronomically high as the world’s largest-ever oil supply shock would suggest.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
One was contextual fear conditioning, in which an animal learns to associate a particular box with a mild electric shock.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of shock

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The hospital’s only refrigerator capable of storing blood donations was also damaged by a power surge following the quake, rendering transfusions impossible.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Residents reported experiencing the quake in a number of cities, including Sun City, Lake Elsinore, San Diego, Hemet and Wildomar according to the USGS DYFI report.

— CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of quake

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Though the Labour Party has overtaken Reform UK in several polls, early tremors in the bond market, driven by uncertainties over Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s agenda, could well lead to more political instability.

— Jeremy Hunt, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2026
Immediately after receiving the ultrasound therapy on April 13, Leavell said his tremor was gone.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of tremor

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Their contractor has been installing an emergency sewer holding tank that will help the hospital operate in the event of a natural disaster such as an earthquake.

— Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
The earthquake's epicenter was about 6 miles east-northeast of Coso Junction and occurred at a depth of 1 mile.

— CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of earthquake

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