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
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
In many cases, a flood of neutrinos released during this collapse generates a powerful shock wave that tears the star apart in a supernova.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 14, 2026
The shock wave of the launch knocked him down, and he got up, howling, and ran to the blockhouse and leapt behind it.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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