shock wave
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When he didn’t, instead landing on the injured list for two weeks, Skubal’s smooth transition turned what could have been a shock wave of a loss for the rotation into barely a tremor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
As it moves through space, it encounters gas between the stars, producing a type of shock wave known as a bow shock.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
Appetite for insect protein is early evidence of an El Niño shock wave across pockets of the global economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
In a post on Facebook, the council also quoted eyewitnesses as saying that the shock wave was palpable, and all emergency services quickly arrived at the scene.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
The key point of the Tunguska Event is that there was a tremendous explosion, a great shock wave, an enormous forest fire, and yet there is no impact crater at the site.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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