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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreshocks
Noun
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This is not an outright Sell signal by any means, more a potential emerging issue to be aware of, suggesting the market has a thinner psychological and positioning cushion underneath it to absorb any shocks.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2026 -
The report warned copper’s reliance on a handful of countries makes global supplies and prices vulnerable to disruptions, policy shocks, and trade barriers.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Also, many of the quakes may be around the same magnitude, geologists said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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The quakes were centered in a residential area just south of Bollinger Canyon Drive between Dougherty Road and Alcosta Boulevard.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The tremors from Old Trafford also rustled the papers on the desk of Napoli’s sporting director Giovanni Manna.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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More than 235 people from as far away as Menlo Park and Fremont reported feeling the tremors to the agency.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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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 Jan. 2026
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Last month, at least seven earthquakes rattled the coast of Alaska in a span of 24 hours.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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