conventional
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While conventional nuclear plants split heavy atoms in a process called fission, fusion does the opposite: It combines light atomic nuclei into heavier ones, releasing enormous energy without greenhouse-gas emissions or long-lived radioactive waste.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Lady Donaldson faces a trial of the facts after she was previously deemed unfit to face a conventional trial on mental health grounds, and is therefore not participating in proceedings.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Michael, in “All Her Fault” you are playing someone who could be a much more conventional detective character, but reveals more layers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
This is one reason researchers see Polygonum multiflorum as potentially broader than conventional treatments that focus on a single target.
From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026
But by studying its essential features, researchers may be able to smooth the rough ecological edges of conventional agriculture.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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