grazed
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The scientists could also examine how the outcome changed depending on whether the oxygen nuclei collided directly or merely grazed one another.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Hawaii is still recovering from the impacts of Hurricane Lala, which grazed the southern part of the Big Island last month, bringing destructive winds and flash floods.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Parton began reeling off No. 1 country hits—eight in the next six years—but after “Jolene” grazed the pop charts, she had visions of reaching a wider audience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Today on a marsh in Cameron where cattle once grazed sits the world's largest LNG export terminal - Sabine Pass, which started to send the fuel overseas in 2016.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
I let my hands travel up the frigid railing of the hospital bed towards my father’s face, which when my fingertips grazed it felt as prickly and haggard as it looked and just as dead.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
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