atom
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So when my Google searches treat my request for info about sitcom intros of years past like splitting the atom, I get suspicious.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
These compounds feature a metal atom positioned between two carbon rings, giving them a distinctive "sandwich" structure.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
Extrapolating backward in time, Lemaître proposed the idea of a primeval atom: a singularity from which the universe emerged in a uniquely hot, dense state.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Infleqtion, the maker of quantum sensors and neutral atom computers, gained nearly 24%.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
He was a tall, fierce man and would drive his bowl down the other end of the green so fast that when it connected with another ball it sounded like it was splitting an atom.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
Vocabulary lists containing atom
Quantum of Vocabulary: the Parlance of Particle Physics
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Word Generation Science - Introductory Chemistry Concepts
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Matter and Energy 1: Atoms and Molecules
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