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ricochet

[rik-uh-shay, rik-uh-shay, rik-uh-shet] / ˌrɪk əˈʃeɪ, ˈrɪk əˌʃeɪ, ˈrɪk əˌʃɛt /


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Engineers said they were able to debunk some "myths", including that bullets can ricochet off the curve in the ballistic plate.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

That means any deteriorating credit backdrop, a pickup in credit losses or higher yields still could ricochet through private credit or other publicly traded funds.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

Unlucky Torino centre-back Coco saw the ball come off him and ricochet into the net in the 74th minute when his teammate Luis Asue attempted to clear a free-kick.

From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 2025

The appropriations ricochet off the feminist imitations of Andy Warhol and Frank Stella paintings that Elaine Sturtevant began to make in the 1960s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2025

She wished she had something to throw, something to ricochet off buildings with the kind of force that she felt building up behind her heart.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway

As AI spending ricochets across the enterprise, many organization leaders still can’t say with confidence what they’re actually getting for it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

"Is anyone alive in here?!" the voice of Moises Faramaya ricochets around the ruins of the same neighborhood.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

In her refusal to shy away from the grime and grit of Yuknavitch’s story, Stewart creates a startlingly raw atmosphere that ricochets between discordant and truly inspiring.

From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2026

She makes an impressive run pas the defenders to get her shot away but it ricochets off the red shirts and they eventually get it clear.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2024

That came in 1919, he reported an even more startling phenomenon than the tissue-paper ricochets of 1911.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

His words immediately ricocheted around the internet, as it’s generally understood that humans are the victimizers in such situations.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

The Monroe appearance then ricocheted across the internet with the kind of viral intensity traditional late-night television has not generated in years.

From Salon ● May 27, 2026

During Pages’ at-bat, a pitch ricocheted off Angels catcher Logan O’Hoppe’s left hand.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2026

Video of the incident—played in court—had already ricocheted across the internet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

The coins flew to the ceiling, then ricocheted and spun around the room before landing on various parts of the red tile floor with tiny pings.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

They tore up the water all round, and ricochetted over me.

From Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

The bits of ice flew up smartly, and the ball must have ricochetted; for we saw the ice fly up again quite near the bear, and then at another point beyond him.

From Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.' by C. A. (Charles Asbury) Stephens

There was a loud pop, the cork struck against the ceiling, ricochetted around the walls of the room and caused a commotion by falling on Vinegar's bald head.

From The Ten-foot Chain or, Can Love Survive the Shackles? A Unique Symposium by Achmed Abdullah

Closer and closer came the brig—now her bow-guns sputtered—and a shot ricochetted near the lean prow of the Providence.

From Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure by Charles Haven Ladd Johnston

“There goes a shot, sir,” said Buzzby, pointing towards the piratical schooner, from the side of which a white cloud burst and a round shot ricochetted over the sea, passing close ahead of the ship.

From The World of Ice by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

Because helium’s industrial uses are so broad, shortages are ricocheting through multiple sectors and countries at once.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

Their motion resembles a pinball ricocheting between stationary posts.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 17, 2025

Another defensive mess in the second half resulted in Dane Murray's attempted clearance ricocheting off Gabri Martinez and into the back of the net.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025

The incident has fueled a storm of late-summer ridicule, with memes ricocheting across social media and commentators pointing to the almost slapstick nature of the scandal.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2025

She tried to disentangle the jumble of thoughts ricocheting through her all at once, demanding her attention.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

He had just lain down on a soaking couch of spruce boughs when the ricochetting echo of a gun set the boulders crashing down the precipices.

From Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut

It seemed as if nothing could prevent the projectiles from Kilid Bahr and the adjacent batteries ricochetting into Chanak and the forts on the Asiatic shore.

From The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman

For just then there was a puff of smoke from the cutter, and we could just make out, by the way it dipped, the round shot that went ricochetting over the sea.

From Devon Boys A Tale of the North Shore by Gordon Browne

The balls went skipping along after striking the ground a hundred yards or so beyond the enemy’s battery, and, ricochetting, darted right for the solid moving mass of men.

From The Young Castellan A Tale of the English Civil War by George Manville Fenn

The first ball fired fell short of the brig, striking the water directly in its wake, and ricochetting again threw up the water beyond it.

From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 4 October 1848 by Various




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