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"It really shook me. For a number of days after it really left me quite shaken. I felt very vulnerable and I don't know who to trust now."

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It produced “weak” shaking on the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale in the area, which is enough to be felt quite noticeably indoors and may feel like a truck has passed by a building.

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But even reminders of the risks that remain for Chinese tech names may be enough to shake confidence.

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But even reminders of the risks that remain for Chinese tech names may be enough to shake confidence.

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But even Josie shakes her head whenever she sees George dressed up in fluorescent cycling gear for his bicycle ride home.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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