jolt

More than revenge, Cassie wants to embarrass potential assailants and jolt them, however briefly, out of their repugnant misogyny.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

When yields jolt higher, older bonds in a portfolio that offer less income can lose value.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

It’s a spectacle akin to Nascar on the water, with a jolt of monster truck energy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Stacked on top of long-term human-caused climate change, the temporary jolt will offer a glimpse of the heat the world can expect by the late 2030s, experts say.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

I can still feel the pressure of his leg against my leg, the warmth of his hand in mine, and the jolt of his fingertips in my hair.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

El Niño jolts California fuel market—and brings epic waves to a surf spot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The lesson, he says, was that "the paleoclimate evidence actually doesn't suggest that climate change would happen smoothly, but rather in some jumps and jolts and non-linear effects".

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

From the Greek philosopher Archimedes shouting “eureka” in his bathtub to the German psychologist Karl Bühler defining the concept of an “Aha!” moment two centuries later, sudden jolts of realization can hit rather quickly.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

Every few years, the EIA would go over scenarios of oil jolts with varying degrees of severity in order to train the delegates on how to deal with their country’s strategic reserves, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026

Bill Ferny’s poor old pony was developing an unexpected talent for picking out a path, and for sparing its rider as many jolts as possible.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

The imminent arrival of the Kelvin wave comes as California has jolted into emergency mode.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

The temblor jolted the area at 12:13 a.m., with an epicenter about three miles south-southeast of Compton.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

The latest bout of strikes between the foes has further stoked worries about inflation that has put pressure on central banks to hike interest rates, which has in turn jolted equity markets.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

Now, the reshaping of the Mayor’s Fund has jolted the city’s business elite, in part because it points to the most decisive shift in power favoring the governing class in about 50 years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

The carriage jolted and crunched on the drive.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

The bond-market rout of 2026 may be jolting markets, but it’s also gaining a important following among savers and the risk-averse.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

The 10-year Treasury rate doesn’t appear all that elevated when looking back in history over many decades, although the speed at which it has climbed has been jolting this quarter, Faber said in an interview.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

It’s easy to assume that today’s whirlwind of disruptive tech—robo-cars, AI, brain implants and more—is jolting American society as never before.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

Stocks tumbled last month as the conflict in the Middle East escalated, threatening to raise fuel costs worldwide and jolting global energy markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

I riffle through the herbal tea bags in the kitchenette, Lemon Mist, Morning Thunder, and bypass them in favor of some thick, jolting, poisonous coffee.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood