collide
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The sun’s mass makes it a gravity-powered fusion reactor, but on Earth, scientists need other ways to create plasma—a superheated, electrically charged gas—and confine it to force atoms to collide.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
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
Heavy elements such as gold and platinum are forged under extraordinary conditions, including when stars collapse, explode, or collide.
From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 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
I jerked away, let my other knee collide, instead, with that of the girl on the other side of me.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
Vocabulary lists containing collide
Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer - Introductory
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Introductory
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Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer - Middle School
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