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simultaneous

[sahy-muhl-tey-nee-uhs, sim-uhl-] / ˌsaɪ məlˈteɪ ni əs, ˌsɪm əl- /


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It also leads with the latest damage caused by the Venezuela earthquakes, saying: "Rescue teams were racing to Venezuela's shattered northern coast yesterday after almost simultaneous earthquakes reduced dozens of buildings to rubble."

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

Cepeda had been an architect of the president’s so-called Total Peace plan to get cocaine-trafficking groups to lay down their arms through simultaneous negotiations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Also helpful: the Bank of Japan’ decision to raise interest rates by 25 basis points this week to 1% and the simultaneous decision to halt its government bond purchases starting in April 2027.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

That bumpy two weeks kicks off Thursday with the massive simultaneous expirations of stock options, stock-index futures and stock-index options, coming a day earlier than usual due to the Juneteenth holiday on Friday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

The classic example of simultaneous discovery is Archimedes’ cry of ‘Eureka!’

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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