nucleus
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The roughly 40% of the Las Vegas Strip that MGM owns is “an entertainment nucleus that simply cannot be replicated anywhere in the world.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
"The investigations are linked to the nucleus of power which has governed for the past eight years."
From BBC • May 30, 2026
It was also operating deep inside the nucleus of those cells, where DNA is stored and important genetic activity is controlled.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2026
Proteins found in the nucleus often help control cell growth, repair, metabolism, and communication.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2026
And rather than burn it to release energy, they use nuclear fission, a process that unlocks the energy stored inside a tiny, tiny package: the nucleus of an atom.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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