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“Earthquakes pop off around the state, and it’s a little bit like popcorn that they hit — sometimes they bunch up for reasons that we don’t understand,” said Susan Hough, seismologist for the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2024

Just like two lanes of traffic merging into one on a freeway forces cars to slow down, the conjoined section of the two microcombs forces the paired laser pulses to bunch up.

From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2023

You cause traffic to bunch up and are a safety hazard as cars try to get around you on I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2023

Interactions between the light and the electrons cause the electrons to bunch up and radiate in concert like a laser.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 22, 2023

And she didn’t want to talk about it anymore because other kids were beginning to bunch up at the back door and stare at us.

From "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" by Jack Gantos