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nucleus

[noo-klee-uhs, nyoo-] / ˈnu kli əs, ˈnyu- /


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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

The nucleus acts as the cell's control center.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

In the nucleus, however, it appears to work more like a regulator that helps maintain healthy adipose tissue.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

Atoms would literally be crushed together, their electrons forced into the nucleus, forming neutrons.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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