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temblor
This word has appeared in 34 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
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Feb. 9, 2024
temblor \ ˈtɛmblər \ noun
: shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity: earthquake
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The word temblor has appeared in 34 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Oct. 10 in “Another Powerful Quake Hits Afghanistan, Days After Deadly Temblors” by Christina Goldbaum and Yaqoob Akbary:
The magnitude-6.3 temblor struck northwestern Afghanistan at 5:22 a.m. at a depth of about six miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was just outside Herat City, the provincial capital and one of the country’s cultural and economic hubs.
… Inside the Arg Hotel, a team of New York Times journalists felt the walls shake violently and the building sway. Bright lights illuminating the hallway flickered and went dark as guests ran out of the building. When the shaking subsided, parts of the concrete walls had broken off, and pieces of the ceiling in some rooms had crashed to the floor.
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