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radiation

[rey-dee-ey-shuhn] / ˌreɪ diˈeɪ ʃən /




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But Liggett's interest was in exploring the impact that different radiation could have and after experimenting using dental and hospital X-rays, he turned his attention to space.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Additionally, radiation in space can damage chips, and repairing hardware in space is much more difficult than on Earth.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Critics built a website that argued, among other things, that the project would unleash dangerous electromagnetic radiation.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

Instead of fleeing, he chose to fight his "first war" against radiation.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

Rising radiation could mean only one thing: that radioactive isotopes had somehow gotten out of the reactor vessel.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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