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Recent Examples of nuclear
Of course, Iran could go in the opposite direction and make a push for a nuclear weapon, viewing that as the best form of defense — a move that would risk generating a showdown with the U.S. and Israel.
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Greg Myre, NPR, 16 Jan. 2025
The nominee declined to directly state a position on Yucca Mountain, a controversial nuclear waste repository project in Nevada.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
Trump withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, also known as the Iran nuclear deal, during his first term in 2018 and reapplied crippling economic sanctions.
—Chris Massaro, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
Kerwin Olson, executive director of the Citizens Action Coalition, said Indiana has no nuclear plants, but state leaders have pushed for nuclear power.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
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Greg Myre, NPR, 16 Jan. 2025
The nominee declined to directly state a position on Yucca Mountain, a controversial nuclear waste repository project in Nevada.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
Trump withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, also known as the Iran nuclear deal, during his first term in 2018 and reapplied crippling economic sanctions.
—Chris Massaro, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
Kerwin Olson, executive director of the Citizens Action Coalition, said Indiana has no nuclear plants, but state leaders have pushed for nuclear power.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nuclear
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Law enforcement officials said after driving into the Bourbon Street crowd and crashing the truck, Mr. Jabbar exited the car wearing a ballistic vest and helmet and fired at police, injuring at least two before he was shot and killed by officers returning fire.—
Kristie Rieken,
The Christian Science Monitor,
3 Jan. 2025
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Made of ballistic Kevlar with velvet leaves, it was created by designer Tobias Wong in 2004, an era of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.—
Roger Catlin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Dec. 2024
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Williamson said earlier this week that his hamstring is completely healed, but his mental state remains a work in progress.—
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oregonlive,
13 Apr. 2023
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Sign up That Torrance pushed Vial and Eduardo to such mental anguish does not surprise immigrant-justice advocates.—
María Inés Taracena,
The New Republic,
12 Apr. 2023
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The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.—
Peter Hermann,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2023
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Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.—
Thomas Saccente,
Arkansas Online,
17 Jan. 2023
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Photo: Disney Beyond that, Disney films also had a berserk sense of spectacle and showmanship that distinguished them.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
24 July 2024
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Which, of course, drove the audience completely berserk.—
Chris Richards,
Washington Post,
19 Nov. 2023
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At first glance, Torres’ debut film seems like a quirky, millennial visual feast about a desperate El Salvadorian and a maniac artist.—
The Arizona Republic,
The Arizona Republic,
14 Mar. 2024
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None of this pays off in any fashion, as potentially interesting plot threads are rapidly dropped in favor of a typical maniac plot.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
25 Oct. 2023
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The figure who eventually becomes known as Tinkerbell is biologically born male and named Timmy, an earlier victim of Peter Pan, who in this world is a demented child-napper hellbent on sending young boys to Neverland.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
9 Jan. 2025
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Of course, Dan Stevens is there, giving one of his most truly demented performances.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2025
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With his shock of spiky hair and adrenaline rushes, Smith turns a corporate villain into a lunatic new-wave frontman.—
Charles McNultyTheater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2023
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The first personality is the lunatic, chaotic artist, with no limits.—
John Bleasdale,
Variety,
8 Dec. 2022
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The same is true of their treatment of Number One, Luther, who is gravely harmed on a doomed solo mission and injected with a life-saving experimental serum that transforms his body into that of an ape-human hybrid.—
Crispin Long,
The New Yorker,
12 July 2022
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Each faces resistance from his own side, since anti-ape prejudice is still part of the formerly dominant species’ worldview.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
13 May 2021
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“Nuclear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuclear. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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