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radical

[rad-i-kuhl] / ˈræd ɪ kəl /




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From its earliest days, Home Depot distributed equity widely into the hands of its store employees, a radical idea in retail that the founders borrowed from Sam Walton and Walmart.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

After all, an emergency fund exists to prevent you from having to make a radical decision at an inconvenient time.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

Despite those limitations, the researchers conclude, "Vitamin D deficiency is associated with a higher occurrence of moderate to severe postoperative pain and increased opioid consumption in patients undergoing unilateral modified radical mastectomy."

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

At times today, it felt like a radical rethink, and it leaves British-Israeli relations at their lowest ebb for decades.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

After graduation, Riddick brought his evolving radical theories on social change into an unlikely venue: he became an Agricultural Extension Agent.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Disraeli’s personality and wit contrast favorably with the manner of today’s bland technocrats who combine the temper of Victorian radicals with the tone of Georgian political managers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Free radicals are highly reactive molecules that can damage cells and contribute to aging.

From Science Daily Jun. 23, 2026

But she is surely right that his wealth and “social standing gave the radicals a legitimacy they would not otherwise have had.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

He insists that his focus is “the war inside Islam” between radicals and Western-aligned Muslim leaders.

From Salon Apr. 22, 2026

He lived alone in a tiny rent-controlled apartment filled with soft snack foods, letters from imprisoned radicals, and the sorts of newspapers that have no fashion section.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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