zap
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Top players spoke of temperatures that "zap you" and used bags of ice to try and cool down in brutal heat touching 40C at the Australian Open on Saturday.
From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026
One unusual symptom is ear zaps, or the sensation of an electrical zap behind one’s ear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
This isn't a supernatural being that craves blood; energy-vampires refer to friends who seem to zap your energy when you spend time with them.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2025
It can lead to side effects such as a symptom called "brain zap" in which patients feel sudden shocks in their head.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2025
There's a sharp zap and he jerks it back.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
It finds the misfiring heart tissue and zaps the electrical nodes causing an irregular heartbeat.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
One unusual symptom is ear zaps, or the sensation of an electrical zap behind one’s ear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
Over the zaps of workers’ welding and beeps of a forklift, Cover representatives answered questions about the homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025
They share tips like prioritizing deadlines, taking on short-term anchor jobs, and ensuring you don’t give all your time to work that zaps your energy.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2024
The laser zaps and breaks up rocks, and my system is then able to study the composition of the dust.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
The prevalence of dating apps and our ability to follow someone else’s every move on social media have zapped the honeymoon period’s lifespan.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
The males are then chauffeured to Garden Grove, where they’re zapped with X-rays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026
Except he makes it a little too realistic, and Matt and Jay inadvertently get zapped back to 2008.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
If you thought that meant the cast of “Veep” would do the honors for the top comedy award, Annie Murphy’s appearance alongside the Levys quickly zapped that idea.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2024
Getting zapped by a Stun Stick blast or chickening out in front of everybody?
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
"When a satellite crosses what we observe, it makes a bright streak on our image, zapping whatever is behind it," said ESO astronomer Olivier Hainaut, who led the study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Play as Superman’s cousin, Kara Zor-El, while the game’s credits roll, zapping the names of developers with her laser vision as they scroll past to score extra points you can redeem in the SuperShop.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
After grinding and zapping the dust with lasers, Prof Anand's team hope to answer fundamental questions about how the Moon formed and about the early years of planet Earth.
From BBC ● May 8, 2025
About 90 minutes into the day’s march across the ice cap, whiteout conditions and howling winds bear down on them, zapping all visibility and prompting a pointed back-and-forth.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
She pointed her spear and a spidery arc of blue electricity shot out, zapping the lion in the tail.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
