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as in shaking
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements a rickety cart jouncing as it was being pulled over the cobblestoned streets
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Structure information summary Most structures in this region are resistant to earthquake shaking, though vulnerable structures exist.—
CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
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The starts were violent, ground-shaking and painfully loud.— Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
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Naval mines bobbing in the waters of the Persian Gulf, threatening oil tankers.— Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
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Here on the shore, overlooking the lighthouse and the harbor’s bobbing boats, partners Claire Hanrahan and Andrew Ainslie’s restaurant is the epitome of laidback chic with its country-kitchen interiors and butter yellow frontage.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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Tony Fauci was not just jerking the country around.— David Blumenthal, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
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The clip on TikTok shows the seat jerking abruptly, apparently from forceful pushes by the person seated behind her.— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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The pumping plant draws its power from California’s main electric grid, and that will continue.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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State officials said when the equipment is working at full capacity, the hydroelectric turbines can move nearly one-third more water through the dam than previously, pumping an additional 2,000 cubic feet per second.— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
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That all came to a shuddering halt after Khashoggi’s death.— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
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Sat shuddering in my seat as the lights drew down.— Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
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Electrons vibrating in some container.— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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The vibrating phone on the nightstand rattled again, pulling her fully awake.— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
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The child had jumped at the sting, her bottom lip quivering.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
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The mesmerizing evolution reaches its peak when a quivering guitar solo jettisons into view.— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Jouncing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/jouncing. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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