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annihilation

[uh-nahy-uh-ley-shuhn] / əˌnaɪ əˈleɪ ʃən /




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The prospect of annihilation keeps the money flowing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

In 2022, during the last review of the treaty considered the cornerstone of non-proliferation, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned humanity was "one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation."

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

In this picture, the chance of annihilation depends not only on how often particles interact, but also on the balance between the two types of dark matter in a given system.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

How much can one film really change a world that seems like it’s careening faster and faster toward annihilation?

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Had he known that he was about to enter a tunnel whose only egress was his own annihilation, would he have turned away?

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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