seismic

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The team relied on seismic reflection imaging, which works much like an ultrasound of the Earth's interior, combined with detailed records of earthquakes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

The automation of complex decision-making promises a seismic boom in global productivity and understanding, but it also threatens a historic displacement of labor and introduces risks to economic and national security.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

This directional variation, known as seismic anisotropy, allows scientists to identify areas where the mantle has been deformed.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

The plot still cries out for a flow chart, but the powerhouse fusion of Michele, Tveit and Christopher, overcoming all obstacles, has made this production one of the seismic events of the Broadway season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

It is a rectangle in black, and once it has settled into place, it shakes silently as though there is some kind of seismic disturbance on the planet beneath the quarter moon.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith