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collision

[kuh-lizh-uhn] / kəˈlɪʒ ən /


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According to the suit, the issues led to at least one collision and two train breakdowns that stranded hundreds of travelers in the heat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

At this point we see the true sailor emerge as Ms. Brauer calls on all her knowledge of seafaring to avoid a catastrophic collision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Another clue would be an unusually large amount of energy in the particles produced by a collision.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Saturday at the family’s home near Temecula, according to a California Highway Patrol collision report.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

The collision flung up great mounds and spires and ridges, mixed with sand and rock.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

Nearly 300 people are killed every year in traffic crashes in the city, with speed serving as the leading factor in the collisions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

According to official figures, 17 to 23-year-old drivers were responsible for 24% of all collisions, external in Northern Ireland in 2024, despite only accounting for 8% of license holders.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

In the same year there were 251 people killed or seriously injured in collisions involving a young driver, and in 65% of those, the young driver was deemed to be at fault.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

These collisions give physicists access to extremely small distance scales.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Sometimes the collisions would interleave layers of rock like shuffled playing cards.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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