containment
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The leaked Internal Affairs report said there was a mistaken “universal belief” within the bomb squad that the containment vessel could safely detonate up to 40 pounds of explosive materials.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
It has put containment measures in place but warned residents in the village of Killin that the water is still not safe to drink.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
The pile-on proceeded to break comment section containment, spreading into blogs, magazines and network TV talk shows.
From Salon • Feb. 16, 2026
“The more we face containment and suppression, the more we must promote open cooperation in the cultural field, and showcase a credible, lovely and respectable image of China,“ Li told a forum in May.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
Although they did not know it then, the steel reactor vessel had been breached, and the radioactive fuel was oozing into the drywell, the open space in the primary containment chamber.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing containment
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Chapter 28: The Cold War Era
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