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"He seized her by the arm.",
"He tried to seize the gun from him.",
"She was seized by kidnappers and carried off to a hidden location.",
"He seized the chance to present his ideas to his boss.",
"Seizing the moment , she introduced herself to the famous film director.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kharkiv, near the Russian border in the northeast, is Ukraine\u2019s second-largest city, and retaining control of it and its environs remains one of Ukraine\u2019s significant wartime feats, along with foiling Russian forces\u2019 earlier attempt to seize Kyiv. \u2014 Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"Tran said her aunt drove her mother's motorbike into a lake so the North Vietnamese couldn't seize it. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
"The judge ruled that the yacht, which US authorities claim belongs to Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, could not leave the island nation as the US moves through local channels to officially seize it. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 9 May 2022",
"The Russians bombarded Chernihiv, one hundred miles northeast of Kyiv, for almost a month before withdrawing at the beginning of April when their attempt to seize it failed. \u2014 Tim Judah, The New York Review of Books , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Savvy career seekers will be watching for those new opportunities and continue to learn and broaden their data skills to seize them. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Moscow is expected to use this heavy firepower to batter enemy positions before sending in ground troops to try to seize them. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
"This is Biden\u2019s moment\u2014and the president must seize it. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 9 Mar. 2022",
"In neighboring Kenya, people are worried that the Port of Mombasa is listed as collateral for a railway loan from China\u2019s Export-Import Bank and that the lender would seize it on default. \u2014 Carlos Mureithi, Quartz , 3 Mar. 2022"
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"The sudden spate of attacks across the country has upended the relative calm that followed the Taliban\u2019s seizing of power last August, which ended 20 years of war. \u2014 New York Times , 1 May 2022",
"And the state carrier, Aeroflot, has stopped all international flights, a decision industry analysts say would prevent the seizing of planes leased from Western companies under international sanctions. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Those efforts will include fending off attempts by the Russians to undermine the financial restrictions, targeting the use of cryptocurrency to avoid sanctions and the seizing of Russian oligarchs\u2019 assets, the Justice Department said. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Russia has long tried to obscure the extent of its military operations in Ukraine, which included its seizing of Crimea and direct military interventions in eastern Ukraine with unmarked troops in 2014 and 2015. \u2014 James Marson And Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Meaning, presumably the border patrol under the Biden administration did the seizing ",
"The Crimson Tide also began a seizing of the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff after Georgia (12-1) had been the nation\u2019s best collective team for three months. \u2014 Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY , 5 Dec. 2021",
"As though the only thing worse than my child seizing is being surprised by it. \u2014 Taylor Harris, Time , 18 Sep. 2021",
"Different day, same stiffness, same slicing, same seizing . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Aug. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This led the Justice Department to execute a domain seizure takeover on Tuesday. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
"The driver had suffered an epileptic seizure and veered onto the sidewalk. \u2014 Geir Moulson And Frank Jordans, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
"To date, the 55-year-old has been forced to sell his London soccer team Chelsea, had 12 of his French properties confiscated and sent his two prized superyachts to the Mediterranean to avoid seizure . \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 7 June 2022",
"In addition to the seizure warrants, U.S. authorities also are leveling administrative penalties against Abramovich for $321,121 for each of the three times the jets flew to Russia in March. \u2014 Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
"The motion was also reportedly related to a cell phone seizure , FOX 11 reported. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 6 June 2022",
"Cornyn looks to be warming to red-flag laws, which would allow police, family members or a school official to secure a court order that permits seizure of a weapon from someone exhibiting behavior that is threatening to oneself or others. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 June 2022",
"The right to privacy is limited by First Amendment protections on the freedom of speech and press, as well as Fourth Amendment prohibitions on unreasonable searches and seizure . \u2014 Liza Vertinsky, The Conversation , 3 June 2022",
"Besides a seizure Amaria had that sent to her a hospital for three days in February 2018, DCFS completed its final home visit in March of 2018. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022"
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"examples":[
"Seismic social changes have occurred.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The broadcasting landscape of Major League Soccer experienced a seismic shift Tuesday as the league announced a 10-year, $2.5 billion deal with Apple for exclusive streaming rights to all its matches. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
"Recent droughts, Bitter said, have coincided with a seismic shift in consumer preference. \u2014 Tony Briscoestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
"Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine has fueled a seismic shift in the global wheat market. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
"The seismic post-pandemic digital shift turns this tactic into a key differentiator of marketers\u2019 ability to reach their audiences. \u2014 Cathy Song Novelli, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"Filmmakers need to wake up to the seismic shift that has been happening with NFT assets over the last year. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 18 May 2022",
"This seismic activity has allowed scientists to tease out details about the inner structure of the red planet. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 24 May 2022",
"The lander, which has measured seismic activity on the planet since 2018, is slowly running out of power. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 24 May 2022",
"Despite InSight\u2019s successful studies, geologists still have lingering questions about Mars\u2019s seismic activity. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 24 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The sei whale , a somewhat mysterious type of whale that prefer to live in temperate waters in the mid-latitudes, was not yet mature, marine mammal biologists say. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 Sep. 2020",
"By the mid-Sixties, however, fin and sei whales were slim pickings in the Antarctic, and the industry inevitably shuttered. \u2014 Lucy Jakub, Harper's magazine , 2 Mar. 2020",
"The quota includes 52 minke wales, as well as 150 Bryde\u2019s whales and 25 sei whales . \u2014 Adam Taylor, Washington Post , 1 July 2019",
"Discussion about Japan\u2019s sei whale compliance is on the CITES agenda. \u2014 Dina Fine Maron, National Geographic , 16 Aug. 2019",
"The sei whale , however, is currently on the endangered species list. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 1 July 2019",
"The mother factory ship Nisshin-maru and two support boats that used to go to the Antarctic will travel as far as Japan's 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone to catch minke, Bryde's and sei whales . \u2014 Mari Yamaguchi, Anchorage Daily News , 2 July 2019",
"That breaks down to 150 bryde's whales, 52 common minke whales and 25 sei whales . \u2014 Ivan Watson, CNN , 2 July 2019",
"In total, the government has set a quota of 52 Minke, 150 Bryde\u2019s and 25 sei whales for the rest of the year. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 1 July 2019"
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"partial translation of Norwegian seihval , from sei coalfish + hval whale":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Adrienne Sandoval, director of the State\u2019s Oil Conservation Division, said OCD connected seismicity to water disposal on the New Mexico portion of the Delaware basin. \u2014 Ian Palmer, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021",
"While the La Palma quakes are naturally occurring, induced seismicity is a real phenomenon. \u2014 Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY , 8 Nov. 2021",
"An exec for a water recycling company said about 200 disposal wells that lay in Texas within 10 miles of the New Mexico line argued for a connection between the disposal wells and growing seismicity . \u2014 Ian Palmer, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021",
"In some places, a proliferation of wastewater injection wells is associated with ahistorical seismicity . \u2014 WSJ , 8 July 2021",
"Massive injection of wastewater into disposal wells deeper than hydrocarbon formations\u2014not the fracturing process itself\u2014is implicated in big seismicity increases. \u2014 WSJ , 8 July 2021",
"Precursory to this effusive eruption was very low-level seismicity beginning in November 2020. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2021",
"The size, shape, and capabilities of the landers could be anything from simple cameras to a full suite of instruments to measure gravity, composition, or even seismicity . \u2014 Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Jan. 2020",
"If the rainwater did fracture layers of rock, starting at the surface and reaching rocks near the magma, this should have produced a downwardly propagating wave of seismicity . \u2014 Robin George Andrews, New York Times , 22 Apr. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Loyalty points are exposed to the modern form of seigniorage , as well as regular inflation. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 26 Mar. 2021",
"Indeed, there is likely a Laffer curve for seigniorage . \u2014 WSJ , 14 Jan. 2020",
"This right to earn seigniorage , as it is called, is worth a lot, even if their money-printing is constrained by the need to keep inflation in check. \u2014 The Economist , 29 Aug. 2019",
"All interest is diverted to the companies backing Libra\u2019s governing body, while holders of Libra itself earn nothing\u2014giving the founders profits akin to the seigniorage made by central banks. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 23 June 2019",
"Shares, which fluctuate in value, entitle the owner to a share of the system's future seigniorage profits. \u2014 Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica , 25 Apr. 2018",
"Another benefit, supporters say, is that the SNB would earn more seigniorage fees. \u2014 Brian Blackstone, WSJ , 3 May 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Terence had really identified very much with being the grand seignior . \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 13 Sep. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In November 1983, in the cold, rough waters off Berufj\u00f6rdur, Icelander Helgi Jonasson drew a large purse- seine net around a group of killer whales. \u2014 Tim Zimmermann, Outside Online , 30 July 2010",
"Southern flounder have suffered a precipitous, long-term decline for decades, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department data such as seine bag and gill net surveys. \u2014 Matt Wyatt, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Nov. 2021",
"The boat had caught too many fish and the encircling wall of the purse- seine net was broke as it was being closed and winched up, releasing tons of crushed and suffocated animals. \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 12 Sep. 2021",
"Boats with electric fishing equipment and underwater speakers then herded the carp into smaller and smaller cells, until they were all pulled up with a commercial seine fishing net. \u2014 Greg Stanley, Star Tribune , 9 Apr. 2021",
"The seine fleet this year has a harvest of 33,304 tons (nearly 67 million pounds), but managers predict low participation and limited processing capacity. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 30 Mar. 2021",
"There has been absolutely no activity in that Chignik seine permit market and the lowest asking price is probably about $90,000. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 3 Nov. 2020",
"The trio is charged with catching ciscoes \u2014 also known as lake herring or tullibees \u2014 using seine nets and other unlawful methods and then selling them to bait shops, gas stations and other retailers from October 2012 to December 2016. \u2014 Erin Adler, Star Tribune , 10 Sep. 2020",
"The three of us hauled one of John B.\u2019s fifteen-yard seine nets over to the Croatan Sound. \u2014 David Wright Falad\u00e9, The New Yorker , 24 Aug. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Likewise, seine permits at Kodiak have been on a steady rise from the mid-$30,000 range up to $40,000 since the season ended. \u2014 Laine Welch | Fish Factor, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Oct. 2021",
"Nina mentioned the recent rain, which had interrupted berry picking and caused the ladies to cease seining for whitefish. \u2014 Seth Kantner, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Dec. 2019",
"Seining the Lagoon at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N. Ocean Blvd., \u2014 Jennifer Jhon, South Florida Parenting , 17 May 2017",
"The seining Illinois creeks class for high school students will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. May 13. \u2014 Barbara Benson, chicagotribune.com , 4 May 2017"
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"Middle English, from Old English segne , from Latin sagena , from Greek sag\u0113n\u0113":"Noun"
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"One is of course of George himself in gorgeous silver and velvet, a huge canvas that tested Lawrence\u2019s skill in portraying him as a grand seigneur in the manner of the Sun King (see illustration on page 28). \u2014 Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New York Review of Books , 28 May 2020",
"Sometime after the panel in Oslo, Searle was dishonorably discharged from his emeritus position at UC Berkeley for allegedly leveraging his branding as a genius to assert droit de seigneur and exploit, abuse, and assault a young woman. \u2014 Wired , 20 Sep. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The difference between any two whole magnitude numbers \u2014 say a 4 and a 5 \u2014 is a tenfold increase in amplitude as measured on a seismogram , according to the USGS. \u2014 Ben Brasch, ajc , 18 June 2022",
"The characteristic cultural fingerprints of some cities are notable by their absence on seismograms . \u2014 Robin George Andrews, New York Times , 8 Apr. 2020",
"Her wavelets have helped geologists analyze seismograms and neuroscientists read MRI images of brain activity. \u2014 Elizabeth Winkler, WSJ , 24 Jan. 2020",
"By placing a pen on the weight and paper on the frame scientists can see the relative motion of the weight and frame through the markings, which create a seismogram . \u2014 Ben Finio, Scientific American , 22 Aug. 2019",
"Originally, the definition of magnitude related to seismograms , in which machines used an ink stylus to record rapid motions on a rolling drum of paper that would measure shaking. \u2014 Rong-gong Lin Ii, latimes.com , 4 July 2019",
"Magnitude was about how big the waves were on a seismogram at a particular distance from the epicenter. \u2014 Rong-gong Lin Ii, latimes.com , 4 July 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In November 1983, in the cold, rough waters off Berufj\u00f6rdur, Icelander Helgi Jonasson drew a large purse- seine net around a group of killer whales. \u2014 Tim Zimmermann, Outside Online , 30 July 2010",
"Southern flounder have suffered a precipitous, long-term decline for decades, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department data such as seine bag and gill net surveys. \u2014 Matt Wyatt, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Nov. 2021",
"The boat had caught too many fish and the encircling wall of the purse- seine net was broke as it was being closed and winched up, releasing tons of crushed and suffocated animals. \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 12 Sep. 2021",
"Boats with electric fishing equipment and underwater speakers then herded the carp into smaller and smaller cells, until they were all pulled up with a commercial seine fishing net. \u2014 Greg Stanley, Star Tribune , 9 Apr. 2021",
"The seine fleet this year has a harvest of 33,304 tons (nearly 67 million pounds), but managers predict low participation and limited processing capacity. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 30 Mar. 2021",
"There has been absolutely no activity in that Chignik seine permit market and the lowest asking price is probably about $90,000. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 3 Nov. 2020",
"The trio is charged with catching ciscoes \u2014 also known as lake herring or tullibees \u2014 using seine nets and other unlawful methods and then selling them to bait shops, gas stations and other retailers from October 2012 to December 2016. \u2014 Erin Adler, Star Tribune , 10 Sep. 2020",
"The three of us hauled one of John B.\u2019s fifteen-yard seine nets over to the Croatan Sound. \u2014 David Wright Falad\u00e9, The New Yorker , 24 Aug. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Likewise, seine permits at Kodiak have been on a steady rise from the mid-$30,000 range up to $40,000 since the season ended. \u2014 Laine Welch | Fish Factor, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Oct. 2021",
"Nina mentioned the recent rain, which had interrupted berry picking and caused the ladies to cease seining for whitefish. \u2014 Seth Kantner, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Dec. 2019",
"Seining the Lagoon at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, 1801 N. Ocean Blvd., \u2014 Jennifer Jhon, South Florida Parenting , 17 May 2017",
"The seining Illinois creeks class for high school students will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. May 13. \u2014 Barbara Benson, chicagotribune.com , 4 May 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Loyalty points are exposed to the modern form of seigniorage , as well as regular inflation. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 26 Mar. 2021",
"Indeed, there is likely a Laffer curve for seigniorage . \u2014 WSJ , 14 Jan. 2020",
"This right to earn seigniorage , as it is called, is worth a lot, even if their money-printing is constrained by the need to keep inflation in check. \u2014 The Economist , 29 Aug. 2019",
"All interest is diverted to the companies backing Libra\u2019s governing body, while holders of Libra itself earn nothing\u2014giving the founders profits akin to the seigniorage made by central banks. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 23 June 2019",
"Shares, which fluctuate in value, entitle the owner to a share of the system's future seigniorage profits. \u2014 Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica , 25 Apr. 2018",
"Another benefit, supporters say, is that the SNB would earn more seigniorage fees. \u2014 Brian Blackstone, WSJ , 3 May 2018"
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"Made from seitan and the meat replacement product mycoproteins, the patty had the texture of fried tofu. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Made from seitan and the meat replacement product mycoproteins, the patty had the texture of fried tofu. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Made from seitan and the meat replacement product mycoproteins, the patty had the texture of fried tofu. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Made from seitan and the meat replacement product mycoproteins, the patty had the texture of fried tofu. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Made from seitan and the meat replacement product mycoproteins, the patty had the texture of fried tofu. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Made from seitan and the meat replacement product mycoproteins, the patty had the texture of fried tofu. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Made from seitan and the meat replacement product mycoproteins, the patty had the texture of fried tofu. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 30 Mar. 2022",
"For instance, Chinese and Japanese cooking has long featured mock meats such as seitan and tofu, and tempeh has long been a staple in Indonesia. \u2014 Sarah Garland, The New Republic , 5 Oct. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Eventually she was summoned to see the union\u2019s president, Richard Trumka, whose seigneurial berth looks down on the White House. \u2014 Gideon Lewis-kraus, New York Times , 23 July 2016"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"How has industry and the corporation adjusted to all of these tectonic shifts in the executive seismograph ? \u2014 Clark Waterfall, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The Raspberry Shake, a simple seismograph based on Raspberry Pi hardware. \u2014 Alka Tripathy-lang, Ars Technica , 12 Mar. 2022",
"As the emotional seismograph measuring America\u2019s descent into a second civil war skips and jumps wildly every day, Gang of Four are uniquely qualified to chronicle the proceedings. \u2014 Jason Pettigrew, SPIN , 3 Mar. 2022",
"For the most part quakes that register 2.5 magnitude or less go unnoticed and are only recorded by a seismograph . \u2014 al , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Not long after, in the early 1980s, Grossmann and the French geophysicist Jean Morlet began using techniques from quantum mechanics to study seismic traces, the wavy curves plotted by a seismograph . \u2014 New York Times , 14 Sep. 2021",
"Imagine a seismograph , but one that records the movement of water rather than of earth. \u2014 Eric Niiler, Wired , 8 Mar. 2021",
"During the Apollo 11 moon landing, coated cable manufactured by the company was used to attach a seismograph to the lunar lander. \u2014 Steven Kurutz, New York Times , 25 Sep. 2020",
"So many fans were jumping up and down and yelling so loudly the activity registered on a nearby seismograph . \u2014 oregonlive , 19 Sep. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"InSight first touched down on the Red Planet in November 2018 and has spent the last three-and-a-half years gathering insightful data about Mars\u2019 geology and seismology . \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 May 2022",
"In 2019, seismologists opted to try something different and far less expensive\u2014citizen seismology via Raspberry Shakes. \u2014 Alka Tripathy-lang, Ars Technica , 12 Mar. 2022",
"The report also includes several recommendations from seismology experts. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Harold Tobin, director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network and a professor of seismology at the University of Washington, said coastal communities would have only five to 10 minutes to flee a tsunami caused by a major earthquake just offshore. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 Jan. 2022",
"Bayrom Nejad -- the head of Iran's seismology center -- confirmed the two quakes struck between the towns of Laft and Dargahan. \u2014 Ramin Mostaghim And Hira Humanyun, CNN , 14 Nov. 2021",
"One video posted on Instagram showed users how to locate the grid pattern on the seismology website. \u2014 Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY , 8 Nov. 2021",
"The institute had recently started a seismology section, which expanded rapidly due to the interest a magnitude 9.2 earthquake stimulates. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Sep. 2021",
"On Earth, a network of seismology ground stations identify the epicenter and strength of quakes. \u2014 Chris Wright, Wired , 4 Aug. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Unlike tsunamis, which can take hours to reach land after an earthquake at sea, these moving water bodies, known as a seiche , surged out instantaneously after the massive asteroid crashed into the sea. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 11 May 2022",
"Unlike tsunamis, which can take hours to reach land after an earthquake at sea, these moving water bodies, known as a seiche , surged out instantaneously after the massive asteroid crashed into the sea. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 11 May 2022",
"Unlike tsunamis, which can take hours to reach land after an earthquake at sea, these moving water bodies, known as a seiche , surged out instantaneously after the massive asteroid crashed into the sea. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 11 May 2022",
"Unlike tsunamis, which can take hours to reach land after an earthquake at sea, these moving water bodies, known as a seiche , surged out instantaneously after the massive asteroid crashed into the sea. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 11 May 2022",
"Unlike tsunamis, which can take hours to reach land after an earthquake at sea, these moving water bodies, known as a seiche , surged out instantaneously after the massive asteroid crashed into the sea. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 11 May 2022",
"Another question seeks to know the risk level for severe winter or summer storms, tornadoes, extreme heat, flooding, drought, erosion, wildfires, power outages and even a seiche \u2014 a massive wave as high as 10 feet or more \u2014 coming off Lake Michigan. \u2014 Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Unlike tsunamis, which can take hours to reach land after an earthquake at sea, these moving water bodies, known as a seiche , surged out instantaneously after the massive asteroid crashed into the sea. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 23 Feb. 2022",
"On top of that, wind whipping across the lake created a long, slanted upheaval of water called a seiche that - topped with ravenous waves - eroded the shoreline to within 15 feet of the lift station. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 20 Aug. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Despite that, saying goodbye to the seismic lander hasn\u2019t been easy. NASA originally planned to shut down the lander\u2019s seismometer at the end of June. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 23 June 2022",
"This arm was initially used to deploy InSight's seismometer , and later for several tasks including the removal of dust from InSight's solar panels. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 24 May 2022",
"But now there simply is not enough power to move it regularly, and scientists want to conserve what remains to operate the seismometer a little while longer. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 24 May 2022",
"The seismometer revealed not just what was below but also the dynamics in the air above. \u2014 Kenneth Chang, New York Times , 17 May 2022",
"With a highly sensitive seismometer , InSight detected tectonic activity and geologic shifting\u2014also known as marsquakes\u2014as well as vibrations from other sources, including meteorite impacts and dust storms. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 May 2022",
"ExoMars, which was slated to take off later this year, is also equipped with a seismometer . \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 24 May 2022",
"InSight's seismometer has detected more than 1,300 marsquakes, including the biggest one just two weeks ago. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 18 May 2022",
"Then, by the end of the summer, the lander's seismometer will only be turned on at certain times, such as night when winds are not as high. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 18 May 2022"
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"pronounciation":[
"s\u012bs-",
"s\u012bz-\u02c8m\u00e4-m\u0259-tr\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1858, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-181623"
},
"seicento":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"s\u0101-\u02c8chen-(\u02cc)t\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian, literally, six-hundred, from sei six (from Latin sex ) + cento hundred \u2014 more at six , cinquecento":""
