radioactive

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But then, he predicted that industries would start using uranium and radium, and pretty soon we’d have … radioactive smog.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The license specifically applies to Atomic Alchemy, a wholly-owned subsidiary dealing in the production of radioactive isotopes.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

The U.S. military has elite teams specially trained to remove radioactive material from a conflict zone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Herrera was certainly the less radioactive candidate of the two.

From Slate • Mar. 9, 2026

In the 1980s, the KGB had begun marking suspected foreign agents with an invisible radioactive dust that could be picked up with radiation sensors.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau