nucleus
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So the U.S. cleared out its veterans and began building around a nucleus of young players who plied their trade in Europe’s toughest leagues.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
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
Once inside, the second component activates PPARs, which act as "switches" in the cell nucleus that control genes involved in fat and sugar metabolism.
From Science Daily • May 7, 2026
The electromagnetic attraction between negatively charged electrons and positively charged protons in the nucleus causes the electrons to orbit the nucleus of the atom, just as gravitational attraction causes the earth to orbit the sun.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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