Traditionally, when Plaid Cymru's 3 MPs succeed in forcing a vote at Westminster, it is followed by a Plaid press release registering "shock" that Labour MPs refused to vote with Plaid even where they agree with them.

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Traditionally, grid operators used banks of capacitors, which store and release energy, to act as shock absorbers for the grid.

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The Toughbook C1 also features a shock-mounted, flex-connect 250GB hard drive with quick-release for enhanced data protection.

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So these numbers are unlikely to shock investors, they don't represent a profit warning, even if the early release of the figures is a bit of a surprise.

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Rather than the short-sharp-shock needed to burst any bubble, Treasuries have seemingly been undergoing a slowing of demand, a release of air if you will, that may reduce the risk of any actual pop.

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