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nuclear

[noo-klee-er, nyoo-, -kyuh-ler] / ˈnu kli ər, ˈnju-, -kjə lər /




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Uranium enrichment can make fuel for both nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

The Energy Department is quick to insist that it will “black box” any nuclear fuel-making plant in Saudi Arabia to prevent military diversions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

At various points, sociologists proposed and critiqued affirmative action, inspired and lambasted welfare reform, diagnosed and dismissed the breakdown of the nuclear family.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

Older APOE2 knock-in mice had smaller nucleoli, higher levels of the nuclear scaffolding protein Lamin A/C, and better-preserved heterochromatin in the hippocampus than mice carrying APOE3 or APOE4.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

It’s not a real cellar—no shelves for preserves or rations for nuclear fallout—just a temporary safety pod.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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