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Powering the world According to reports, the combined power output of these reactors avoids around 8 million tonnes of CO₂ per year per unit (or about 3 million tonnes of coal equivalent).
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025
The goal of the vaccine is to keep people out of the hospital, keep them out of the intensive-care unit, keep them out of the morgue.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
Deputies entered the unit and found three people dead from gunshot wounds on the floor.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Take a recent proposal in Pilsen for a 16-unit building; seven units would be affordable and/or Americans with Disabilities Act accessible.
—Miguel Chacon, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025
The goal of the vaccine is to keep people out of the hospital, keep them out of the intensive-care unit, keep them out of the morgue.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
Deputies entered the unit and found three people dead from gunshot wounds on the floor.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Take a recent proposal in Pilsen for a 16-unit building; seven units would be affordable and/or Americans with Disabilities Act accessible.
—Miguel Chacon, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unit
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The Landbank Authority is made up of multiple taxing entities — including Metro Government, state government and Jefferson County Public Schools — and owns properties across the county.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
28 Aug. 2025
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Dick’s plans to operate Foot Locker as a separate entity.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
28 Aug. 2025
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The local Rite Aid was getting ready to shut down, with barren shelves and 75% off all items, while commerce elsewhere in the town of less than 3,000 people wasn’t exactly bustling.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The next day, Ranger Martin located their items under a log in tall ferns.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Unit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unit. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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