collide

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When charged particles from the Sun are guided by Earth's magnetic field towards the poles, they collide with gases high in the atmosphere.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

"We're seeing these crises escalate rapidly and increasingly collide in dangerous ways," he said, calling for "calmer heads to prevail".

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

“One Piece” unfolds in an alternate past where futuristic technology, classic pirate imagery and fantasy collide.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

On Earth, the crust is broken into moving plates that collide, pull apart, and grind past one another.

From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026

Sooner or later comets will collide with planets.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan