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radiation

[rey-dee-ey-shuhn] / ˌreɪ diˈeɪ ʃən /




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Such clouds could block infrared radiation coming from hotter layers below, making the atmosphere appear cooler than it actually is.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Unlike a nuclear-weapons program, an AI lab emits no radiation, handles no controlled materials, and leaves no atmospheric or seismic traces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Increasing the efficiency of thermal radiation transfer could help make these technologies more viable.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Eradication was possible through the sterile insect technique, which uses gamma radiation to irradiate screwworm pupae and create sterile male flies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

And unlike Laura, who’d had surgery and chemo and now radiation to get better, his mom hadn’t even stayed in the hospital even though she would lose him if she left.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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