jolt
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Along with getting better players, getting better American players would provide a jolt for men’s soccer in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
BERLIN—Germany unveiled a broad economic overhaul on Thursday in an attempt to jolt its comatose economy back to life and boost the government’s approval ratings ahead of elections in the fall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
When our main character starts lowering her defenses, however, that’s when she’s hit by a jolt that sends her spiraling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
And it would have been quite a jolt.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
Fortunately, the chair stuck briefly in the peanut brittle, falling back into place after the initial jolt.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
Riders and drivers took increasingly elaborate swerves to avoid the wince-inducing jolts of a full-on pothole clunk.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
From the Greek philosopher Archimedes shouting “eureka” in his bathtub to the German psychologist Karl Bühler defining the concept of an “Aha!” moment two centuries later, sudden jolts of realization can hit rather quickly.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
Battery-storage systems are seen as a key piece of the energy puzzle as demand from artificial intelligence jolts the power business.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
It jolts me into remembering how much I love the printed page.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2026
The ghosts crowded so close that Will’s body and Lyra’s felt little jolts of cold along every nerve.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
Hundreds of aftershocks have jolted southern Philippines after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake left dozens of people dead and hundreds more injured.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
Buffalo-based Benz was jolted from her couch by a call from an unknown number.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
From a reality TV antagonist to a contender in the L.A. mayoral race, Spencer Pratt has jolted local politics, turning personal tragedy in the Palisades fire into a 2026 election campaign.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
He launched his campaign in the summer of 2025 with a viral ad that jolted life into a beleaguered coalition of exasperated liberals and lapsed progressives.
From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2026
It shouldn’t have jolted me, but it did.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
But while both are promising young actors, they do not succeed in bringing sufficient feeling to the jolting roller coaster of their characters’ fates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Then there was the time her pit bull terrier, Thor, barked at a cat outside, jolting the feline skyward.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
But while Space Mountain tops off at about 32 mph, it likely still has Galacticoaster beat in the intensity factor due to its lift hill, sudden dips, jolting turns and near pitch-black darkness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
Women ride past on donkey carts, piled high with vegetables, jolting over potholes deep enough to trap a wheel.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
And she keeps jolting each time she scrapes the edge of the lesion.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
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