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Recent Examples of nuclear
On Saturday, Xi is to meet South Korean President Lee Jae Myung for another one-on-one meeting expected to touch on North Korea’s nuclear program.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
The move could end a nearly three-decade period during which none of the world’s major nuclear powers have detonated a nuclear weapon.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Some experts believe that this decision would be a major escalation and could disrupt the nuclear balance of power.
—NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
The film provides a chilling look at what could happen if a nuclear missile were launched at the United States.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2025
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
The move could end a nearly three-decade period during which none of the world’s major nuclear powers have detonated a nuclear weapon.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Some experts believe that this decision would be a major escalation and could disrupt the nuclear balance of power.
—NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
The film provides a chilling look at what could happen if a nuclear missile were launched at the United States.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuclear
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Authorities said Camacho was wearing a motorcycle helmet and two tactical vests with ballistic plates.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Over the past century, military engineers and ballistic experts have developed bullets that combine precision design with devastating terminal performance.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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This has unintended consequences when both Batel and Spock share a vision that sends Spock into a berserk rage.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
31 July 2025
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But that was before Watkins suffered a season-ending ACL tear and before UConn star Paige Bueckers went absolutely berserk, scoring 40 in the Sweet 16.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2025
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Norman Mailer achieved a similar thing in his non-fiction novel about Gary Gilmore The Executioner’s Song—although, by the time the book was published in 1979, the seedy, psychotic world of Gilmore and his two girlfriends, Nicole and April Baker, hardly came as a revelation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Since its introduction in 2022, only people with schizophrenia and other limited psychotic disorders have had access to the program.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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Industry pushback and innovation concerns Some tech companies argue that such regulation could stifle innovation, limit beneficial uses of conversational AI (education, mental-health support for older teens) or impose heavy compliance burdens.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Regular exercise can prevent the physical and mental impacts of SWSD.—
Pamela Assid,
Verywell Health,
5 Nov. 2025
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The key figure turns out to be Alex’s mysterious Aunt Gladys, played in full psycho-biddy drag by Amy Madigan.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
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Wild at Heart is sort of a demented take on The Wizard of Oz.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
3 Nov. 2025
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Episode one will guide viewers through the demented island of Tormentosa, found off the coast of Hispaña.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Nuclear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuclear. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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