radioactive
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The nonrenewable gas is produced by radioactive decay deep under the earth and escapes into space once released.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Amundsen’s work is in keeping with the rest of the show, which fills two halls at the liberal arts school with visual and multimedia works that probe the persistence of radioactive materials.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 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
Herrera was certainly the less radioactive candidate of the two.
From Slate • Mar. 9, 2026
Seventeen crew members who had ridden in the helicopters had to be decontaminated, scrubbed from head to foot to remove any radioactive particles.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
