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Blasted into 1.9 billion-year-old stable bedrock in Eurajoki, southwest Finland, the geological repository for spent nuclear waste -- dubbed Onkalo which means "cave" in Finnish -- is nearly ready to start operations.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Moscow last month also deployed its nuclear-capable ballistic missile -- dubbed Oreshnik -- for only the third time of the invasion.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Wood was presented with a yellow 1,000 parkrun T-shirt, a cape and a crown as he was dubbed "the king of parkrun".

From BBC • May 30, 2026

That blaze, dubbed the Verona fire, prompted evacuation orders in the community of Homeland.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The plane dubbed "the black lady of espionage" by the Soviets revved its engines and started on a 3,788-mile arc over the Soviet Union to a secret base in Bodo, Norway.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau