jolting

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It’s easy to assume that today’s whirlwind of disruptive tech—robo-cars, AI, brain implants and more—is jolting American society as never before.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Stocks tumbled last month as the conflict in the Middle East escalated, threatening to raise fuel costs worldwide and jolting global energy markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 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

Goldberg told BBC News the company's counter-suit was "jolting".

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

Doggedly, Spurge jumped up and down, jolting the stone.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin