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radiation

[rey-dee-ey-shuhn] / ˌreɪ diˈeɪ ʃən /




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Radiation levels at the facility remained within normal limits following the attack, although the building's reception was "partially destroyed", according to Ukraine's Energoatom nuclear energy operator.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Radiation on Mars, and the planet’s different disease burden, would speed up mutations there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Radiation levels will be higher than on the International Space Station, which is in low‑Earth orbit, but still safe.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

Radiation in the expanding universe gradually lost energy as its wavelengths stretched with spacetime.

From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2025

No titles were necessary, he declared proudly, because “there is no higher title than professor in the Radiation Laboratory.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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