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atomic

[uh-tom-ik] / əˈtɒm ɪk /


ADJECTIVE
nuclear
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Last year, the government allowed private firms to build and operate atomic power projects, underlining a push for alternative energy.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

Consider his point of view: America is the indefatigable Colossus, an object of awe that put a man on the moon in a decade and produced an atomic bomb in half that time.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

The project took nearly six years, beginning with the discovery of the unusual steel and continuing through efforts to understand why it behaved this way at the atomic level.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

Second, it works as an atomic buffer that limits unwanted electrical interactions between the dielectric and the semiconductor.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

Mother and I watched him, expecting the dreaded atomic blowup.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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