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

Inside the chamber, ions collide with gas molecules, slow down, and move randomly.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 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

The live performance of the nominated song “I Lied to You” re-created the fantastical moment from the film in which generations of musicians collide, weaving together past, present and future.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

And somewhere, those two paths are going to collide.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein