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Recent Examples of nuclear
Trump has deployed the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to the Middle East, warning Iran on Wednesday that time is running out to make a deal on its nuclear program.
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Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
Register reporter Nick El Hajj set out to look into the crucial role Iowa played during World War II, growing food that fed the troops and producing uranium for nuclear weapons.
—Kim Norvell, Des Moines Register, 29 Jan. 2026
There are roughly 370,000 nuclear bunkers in Switzerland, a legacy of the Cold War that are now rarely used.
—Jack Ryan, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
The last remaining nuclear arms pact between the United States and Russia, the New START treaty, expires on February 5.
—Reuters, NBC news, 28 Jan. 2026
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Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
Register reporter Nick El Hajj set out to look into the crucial role Iowa played during World War II, growing food that fed the troops and producing uranium for nuclear weapons.
—Kim Norvell, Des Moines Register, 29 Jan. 2026
There are roughly 370,000 nuclear bunkers in Switzerland, a legacy of the Cold War that are now rarely used.
—Jack Ryan, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
The last remaining nuclear arms pact between the United States and Russia, the New START treaty, expires on February 5.
—Reuters, NBC news, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuclear
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Detectives connected Roath to the shooting through the use of city cameras, license plate readers, phone records, and ballistic evidence — including a 9mm shell casing found outside Kourtney’s home that traced back to a gun found under Roath’s mattress in his bedroom, according to court documents.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Golden Dome is a long-term missile defense concept aimed at protecting North America from ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missile threats.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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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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Is this lucid state only temporary based on the recent anti-psychotic meds he was given by Kelson?—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Jan. 2026
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The peak of a psychedelic experience can therefore share similarities with psychosis; and, for people with undiagnosed underlying conditions, this can increase the severity of manic and psychotic symptoms, as the findings of a recent paper concluded.—
Mattha Busby,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2026
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Does the client have a specific mental disorder?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The feeling was unfamiliar, since my usual mental coordinates place me somewhere in the proximate future, a locus of anticipation and, all too often, unfocused worry.—
Michael Pollan,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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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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Volume 1 about a troubled pregnant woman who accepts an invite to a dinner party which degenerates into a bloody and demented nightmare.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
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Remember playing demented parlor games that Wiig made up?—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Nuclear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuclear. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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