foreshocks

noun

plural of foreshock
as in aftershocks

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  1. shocks
  2. quakes
  3. tremors
  4. earthquakes
Noun
  • Even diversified supply cannot shield countries from large shocks in global markets, as the American experience with soaring fuel prices shows.
    — Laurence Tubiana, Time, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In an era of recurring shocks, the economies that prepare before the next disruption will be best placed not just to endure it, but to emerge stronger.
    — Jihad Azour, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of shocks
Noun
  • The Getty Conservation Institute’s Seismic Retrofitting Project (SRP) employs high-tech analytical techniques to strengthen earthen heritage sites against quakes and create long-term plans to monitor and maintain them.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The meteorological agency warned people to brace for possible strong quakes in the coming week, especially the next two to three days.
    — Yuri Kageyama, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of quakes
Noun
  • The biggest tremors were felt in shares of companies tied to the boom in artificial intelligence on concerns that a Democratic Congress will put the brakes on further development of data centers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • One of his sisters, María Yailén, 15, survived the tremors, but the other, Mariangel, 12, did not.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of tremors
Noun
  • The disaster market — when real estate speculators scoop up properties in the wake of a disaster — happens quite often in Southern California, a region battered by fires, earthquakes, landslides and floods.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Some residents near the launch facilities have long expressed worries about disruptive sonic booms — which can be as loud as gunshots and register as small earthquakes — and collectively filed a lawsuit this year.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of earthquakes
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