initial force
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The initial force of the storm took out power and phone lines and caused landslides, including one across a major highway, leaving it difficult to evaluate the severity of the situation on the ground.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 25, 2023
In March 2022, Wagner was thought to have sent an initial force of just over 1,000.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2022
Because the “Cars” franchise has been Lightning’s story, the male lead is, by that logic, the initial force moving the female-empowerment theme.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2017
Behind this initial force were the men and choppers and planes that McRaven hoped he would not need.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 12, 2012
The problem before us is how to communicate an initial force of 12,000 yards per second to a shell of 108 inches in diameter, weighing 20,000 pounds.
From From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon by Verne, Jules
