as in collisions
a forceful coming together of two things
the impingement of the hailstones on the metal roof was making quite a racket
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The meters are intended to control the flow of traffic onto state highways to diminish slowdowns and collisions, said Nick Liccardo, a senior transportation engineer with the state Department of Transportation.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
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In 2023, the California Office of Traffic Safety ranked Sutter County ninth and Yuba County eighth for injury collisions out of the state's 58 counties, placing the region among the highest in the state for fatal and injury crashes.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Investors are watching specific themes, including state-run companies, defense, roads and railways, and brokerages and exchanges, for potential impacts from the budget.—
Ashutosh Joshi,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Witnessing deaths may be especially traumatic Research has shown that mental health impacts are even more profound when someone's unexpected death is witnessed and shared.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
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These systems help ensure steady supplies for semiconductors, batteries and advanced manufacturing when trade restrictions, export controls or price shocks strain primary sources — allowing companies to manage costs and stay competitive.—
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Those who came under suspicion were taken unwillingly to a military hospital in Pretoria, cut off from their families, and subjected to electric shocks.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
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Elsewhere, jolts of intensity come from human hands turning round knobs in real time.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
14 Jan. 2026
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The individual jolts, which seemed at some points to come weekly, added up.—
David Rosowsky,
Forbes.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Impingements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impingements. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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