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
After a 15-minute blackout caused by the initial force of the sandstorm hit, rains arrived with winds remaining strong.
From The Guardian • Jun. 2, 2014
A 1,250 horsepower engine, working dynamo-machines giving a continuous current, will in one hour produce 1,000 horse-power of effective electricity, that is to say 80 per cent. of the initial force.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 286, June 25, 1881 by Various
