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Shock wave

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  1. 1
    A powerful compression wave produced by the movement of a body through a fluid or gas at a velocity greater than the local speed of sound.
  2. 2
    a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity wordnet
  3. 3
    Any violent disturbance. figuratively

    "As we have seen, economic earthquakes often result in political shockwaves. […] He highlights a correlation between those states with the highest robot density and those states that unexpectedly swung behind Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, namely Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin."

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