seismic

Example Sentences

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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

After executing her seismic, record-breaking run last month, Hodgkinson's attention was fixed firmly on gold in Torun.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

The reason the craziest sport in the country suddenly turned dull is the seismic forces reshaping college athletics: NIL and the transfer portal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Noson was a seismic analyst, an expert in examining the lines and lurches of the recorder’s pen.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone