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sideswipe

[sahyd-swahyp] / ˈsaɪdˌswaɪp /










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That's because some of the non-colliding positively charged protons are set swirling as the nuclei sideswipe one another at close to the speed of light.

From Science Daily May 17, 2024

On top of that, monthly economic readings are likely to be sideswipe from months by a distortion to industrial and payroll stats from labor strikes at the big U.S. automakers.

From Reuters Sep. 18, 2023

It’s like a game of chicken where two cars are headed toward each other, but a third car is coming in from the side trying to sideswipe one of them to prevent the collision.

From Slate Aug. 8, 2019

I couldn’t place it at first, the slow-swiveling sideswipe of their gazes, the way they’ll dip their heads below their own bodies and then crane smoothly upward, like a movie camera pulling focus.

From New York Times Jan. 28, 2016

I saw a big touring car sideswipe a Ford runabout and knock it several feet to one side on the country road.

From "Say Fellows—" Fifty Practical Talks with Boys on Life's Big Issues by Smith, Wade C.

"This Accord nearly sideswipes me, then decides to play chicken with the Raptor almost hitting him," the video’s description reads.

From Fox News Feb. 2, 2022

Andrea Bill, associate director of the Traffic Operations and Safety Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said roundabouts sometimes led to more fender-benders and sideswipes, but saved people from paying a greater price.

From New York Times Nov. 20, 2021

About 80 percent of crashes involve sideswipes or rear-end collisions, officials said, suggesting driver confusion.

From Washington Post Sep. 21, 2021

The Bruins had captured much long-awaited local buzz after winning two games worthy of the bandwagon created in this space, yet after the first few Fresno sideswipes, that bandwagon lost control.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2021

"And it has reduced accidents, and dangerous accidents, which are the sideswipes that happen. So it has worked on the safety side, but to be an operative system, it must have the public trust."

From Chicago Tribune Dec. 19, 2014

The actor casually sideswiped a pair of centuries-old disciplines during a town hall event with Matthew McConaughey put on last month by CNN and Variety.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 9, 2026

He was sideswiped last year by a small tractor, injuring his hip.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 20, 2025

But he is just as frequently sideswiped by family crises created by the disasters he married and birthed.

From Salon Nov. 16, 2025

In December last year, the Philippines said China's coast guard fired water cannons and "sideswiped" a government vessel during a maritime patrol near the Scarborough Shoal.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2025

Gunning his way up a long hill, Ralph sideswiped a metal garbage can; empty, it fell racketing down the incline.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

Several runaway military horses galloped through the streets of London on Wednesday morning, alarming pedestrians, sideswiping cars and buses, and turning an ordinary rush hour into a frightening, almost surreal spectacle.

From New York Times Apr. 24, 2024

Video posted to social media at the time appeared to show a Russian military vehicle sideswiping an American vehicle while at least two Russian helicopters flew overhead.

From Washington Times Jun. 15, 2023

From the start, Tan had Williams guessing and stretching, mixing often-exquisite drop shots with forays to the net; towering lobs with counterpunched backhand passing shots; sideswiping forehand slices with looped topspin.

From Seattle Times Jun. 28, 2022

Two pickup trucks involved in the incident were pushed left toward the median, with one sideswiping the patrol vehicle and striking the Toyota, according to authorities.

From Fox News Dec. 2, 2021

The second police vehicle swerved, attempting to avoid the police vehicle in front of it, but ended up sideswiping it before crashing into the Camry.

From Washington Post Mar. 13, 2016




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