atom-splitting
Example Sentences
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In short: I’m not one of those knife geeks for whom nothing less than an atom-splitting edge is acceptable.
From Slate • Oct. 11, 2018
Scientists had promised that atom-splitting would be benign; why trust them in space?
From Economist • Jul. 31, 2014
But it was her role as Cleopatra that ignited a new global gossip industry with almost atom-splitting power.
From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2011
In the days when atom-splitting was no secret, Laurence wrote the most complete story of Uranium 235.
From Time Magazine Archive
The gesture is startling, atom-splitting, because it’s so unexpected, so tender.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
