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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreshocks
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For scenario two, Oxford Economics modeled wider international equity shocks similar to levels seen in 2002, with the volatility continuing over several quarters.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025 -
During times of stress, sudden retail redemptions could force asset sales at discounts, triggering liquidity crunches and pricing shocks in what have generally been stable markets.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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Regional tsunami warnings have since been cancelled, according to Reuters, but the pair of quakes left behind damage to buildings and roads.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Philippines is prone to natural disasters because of its location along the Ring of Fire, a 25,000-mile (40,000-kilometer) arc of seismic fault lines around the Pacific Ocean home to more than half of the world’s volcanoes, and regularly experiences powerful quakes.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The neurodegenerative disorder, which causes tremors, affects speech and leads to motor skills, has no cure.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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While often less intense, these tremors can still pose risks—especially to areas already weakened by the main quake.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Volcanic activity can also trigger earthquakes, especially when magma shifts beneath the surface or alters pressure in surrounding rock.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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