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Noun
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Analysts warned that reliance on a narrow group of exporters could amplify volatility and leave markets vulnerable to shocks ranging from geopolitical tensions to a slowdown in data-center spending.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
12 May 2026 -
The standoff prompted one of the largest oil shocks ever recorded.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Part of the problem is that many of the subtle land formations scientists need to study to uncover evidence of past quakes have already been built over.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 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
Noun
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As of the morning of Monday, May 11, there have been 411 tremors recorded in this swarm, the Southern California Seismic Network reported.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Memories of those days, among the most vivid of my early life, still evoke tremors in the bottom of my stomach.—
Fran Moreland Johns,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
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The administration says the project is necessary to protect water deliveries for 27 million Californians and roughly 750,000 acres of farmland while improving reliability during earthquakes and extreme storm systems.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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As part of this work, hundreds of seismometers, as well as networks of fiber-optic cables, will be used to record even the tiniest of earthquakes, during periods of tranquility and unrest.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
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“Foreshocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreshocks. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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