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seismic

[sahyz-mik, sahys-] / ˈsaɪz mɪk, ˈsaɪs- /


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Govan acknowledged that below-grade costs were quite large because they went toward 56 seismic base isolators, which can move 5 feet in any direction in the event of an earthquake.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Goodspeed travels back to the 18th century to downturns in the U.S. and the United Kingdom to explain why the common narrative that one seismic shock will flip an economy on its head is wrong.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The relationship between the two companies began in 2008, when SLB first used Nvidia computing to enhance subsurface visualization and seismic imaging software.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Monday is unlikely to bring a seismic announcement, but it will begin the final chapter of the Bazball era.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

What may have looked like separate events were all evidence of seismic and systemic social change.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler