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foreshock

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as in shock

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Recent Examples of foreshock The second quake is considered the mainshock, while the first was a foreshock, USGS said. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 June 2026 Jones says that this most recent set of quakes could be foreshocks for a much larger event. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026 But conventionally, only half of earthquakes have an easily detectable foreshock, while the other half do not. — Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025 Lesser-magnitude quakes have previously been foreshocks to larger-magnitude ones. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 9 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for foreshock

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Noun

The United States also has a uniquely large and diverse economy that is far less susceptible to shocks than many of its smaller peers.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
Duncan says the initial shock usually fades after a round or two, and cycling back and forth multiple times yields better results.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of shock

Noun

Advertisement Thus, the crisis of liberal democracy after 9/11 might be better understood not simply as a blowback from the war on terror, but as an aftershock of socialism’s collapse.

— Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
An aftershock that struck during an interview Tuesday prompted Vincentius Rano and his wife to instinctively duck and cover their heads.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of aftershock

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One of his sisters, María Yailén, 15, survived the tremors, but the other, Mariangel, 12, did not.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
That said, along with its use by astronauts, the technology is also aimed at people such as those with Parkinson’s disease, whose hand tremors currently make traditional eyedrop application nearly impossible.

— Ben Coxworth October 23, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of tremor

Noun

If the New Madrid fault wakes up tomorrow, Arkansas would have to ask for help to understand how to handle the aftermath of an earthquake.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
The twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela in June and caused extensive damage also complicated efforts toward stability in the country.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of earthquake

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