sonic boom
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Shockwaves can form along wing surfaces and produce a sonic boom when crossing the sound barrier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
A meteor streaked across the New York City area in broad daylight on July 16, 2024, producing a sonic boom as it passed just south of the Statue of Liberty.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Although the X-59 was designed to minimize the disruptive sonic boom typically associated with supersonic aircraft, these initial supersonic flights are not intended to demonstrate that capability.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026
When Moore talks about these artists and their music, it’s like he’s describing a religious experience: “It’s like a sonic boom from the first groove,” Moore said of Peter Brötzmann’s “Machine Gun.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025
There’s a loud sound, a sonic boom as my world cracks.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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